Aviation Crash Map

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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