Aviation Crash Map

Champion 7GCBC N1163E

7 August 1986 · Kuskatan River, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 August 1986 at about 06:00 local time, a Champion 7GCBC registered N1163E, operated by Donald J. Kleven, was involved in an accident near Kuskatan River, 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 06:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Kuskatan River, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Champion 7GCBC
Registration
N1163E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Donald J. Kleven
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC86LA123

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 THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON A RIVER GRAVEL BAR, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER ON ITS BACK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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