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Champion 7GCB N8989R

31 August 1965 · Tyonek Alas, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 31 August 1965 at about 09:30 local time, a Champion 7GCB registered N8989R was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Tyonek Alas, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 09:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Tyonek Alas, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Bush Strip
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Champion 7GCB
Registration
N8989R
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Practice
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3100

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

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WIND GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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