Champion 7GCB N9918Y
17 June 1972 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 June 1972 at about 12:12 local time, a Champion 7GCB registered N9918Y, operated by Johnson ER, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Livingood Apt
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCB
- Registration
- N9918Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Johnson ER
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Metro Field, Alas → Bever Creek, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2307
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LEFT WHEEL CAUGHT IN LOOSE SAND.PILOT REPORTED DRCTNL CTL LOSS DUE TO 3-5K WIND GUSTY, VRBL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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