Champion 7GCBC N8CK
6 September 1987 · Talkeetna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 September 1987 at about 22:30 local time, a Champion 7GCBC registered N8CK, operated by Mark D. Hartman, was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Talkeetna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 62.4504, -149.7901
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCBC
- Registration
- N8CK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mark D. Hartman
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Talkeetna
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC87LA141
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM AN UNIMPROVED SITE WHILE THE INSIDE OF THE AIRPLANE'S WINDOWS WERE PARTIALLY OBSCURED WITH CONDENSATION. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A ROCK WITH ITS MAIN GEAR DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL AND BECAME PREMATURELY AIRBORNE. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY WAS UNABLE TO GAIN SUFFICIENT FLYING SPEED AND CRASHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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