Champion 7AC N81725
11 June 1988 · Coldfoot, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 June 1988 at about 00:00 local time, a Champion 7AC registered N81725 was involved in an accident near Coldfoot, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coldfoot, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 64.8093, -147.7201
- Aircraft
- Champion 7AC
- Registration
- N81725
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fairbanks → Chandalar Lake
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC88LA152
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 AIRPLANE HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE JUNE 11, 1988, AND WAS LOCATED ON JULY 23, 1995 AT THE 3000 FOOT LEVEL OF A CANYON. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND 180 FEET BELOW THE CREST OF A RIDGE, WHERE IT HAD BURNED AFTER IMPACT. ALL MAJOR PARTS OF THE AIRPLANE WERE LOCATED AT THE WRECKAGE SITE. THE LEFT WING WAS UNDAMAGED AND THE RIGHT WING SHOWED EXTENSIVE IMPACT DAMAGE. THE ENTIRE AIRPLANE WAS INVOLVED IN THE POSTIMPACT FIRE. BOTH PROPELLER BLADES HAD LEADING EDGE DAMAGE AND CHORDWISE SCORE MARKS. NO GROUND SCARS OR GROUND IMPACT MARKS WERE FOUND. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 1988 | Champion 7EC | Mayer, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 10 Jul 1988 | Champion 7GBC | Staten Island, New York, United States | United Aerial Advertising | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1988 | Champion 7GCAA | Lakewood, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Champion 7EC | Bainbridge, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Cessna 210L | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Engineered Systems, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| 5 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-14 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 4 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-18A | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |