Champion 7GCB N9892Y
29 June 1988 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 29 June 1988 at about 07:50 local time, a Champion 7GCB registered N9892Y was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chena Marina
- Coordinates
- 64.0100, -144.6802
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCB
- Registration
- N9892Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC88LA076
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 70 HOUR PRIVATE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE TURF AIRSTRIP WITH HER NON-PILOT HUSBAND ONBOARD. AS SHE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO THE ONE-HALF OPEN POSITION, THE AIRPLANE VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. SHE SAID THAT SHE PULLED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE RUNWAY PREMATURELY, BECAME AIRBORNE, BANKED TO THE RIGHT, OVER CORRECTED WITH A LEFT BANK, AND THEN STALLED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN AND CRASHED IN ADJACENT SEAPLANE POND. SHE AND HER HUSBAND EXITED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND SWAM TO SHORE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Cessna 210L | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Engineered Systems, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1988 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Kasaan, Alaska, United States | Ketchikan Air Service | Fatal | 1 |
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| 5 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-14 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Togiak, Alaska, United States | David J. Hilty | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-18A | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |