Aeronca Champ 7EC N4314C
26 July 1982 · Lake Clark, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 July 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a Aeronca Champ 7EC registered N4314C, operated by A. Timothy Rittal, was involved in an accident near Lake Clark, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Clark, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Strip
- Coordinates
- 61.2004, -149.7506
- Aircraft
- Aeronca Champ 7EC
- Registration
- N4314C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- A. Timothy Rittal
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lake Clark → Anchorage
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC82DA069
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
DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED WILLOW TREES WHICH SWERVED THE AIRCRAFT FARTHER INTO BRUSH. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND BRAKED TO A STOP. ENGINE FIRE STARTED WHICH CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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