Champion 7EC N8958R
9 October 1992 · Chugiak, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 October 1992 at about 04:00 local time, a Champion 7EC registered N8958R was involved in an accident near Chugiak, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 04:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chugiak, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.4104, -149.1698
- Aircraft
- Champion 7EC
- Registration
- N8958R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- North Pole → Homer
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC93FA148
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE, MISSING FOR 10 MONTHS, WAS FOUND DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN AND A POST CRASH FIRE. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS ADVISED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS BY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION PERSONNEL THAT VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED ALONG HIS PLANNED ROUTE. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND OF PREIMPACT FAILURE OF THE PLANE'S AIRFRAME OR POWERPLANT ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO KNOWN WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1992 | Champion 7ECA | Weatherford, Texas, United States | Freddy H. Pate | Minor injuries | - |
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| 25 Oct 1992 | Champion 7ECA | Carroll, Iowa, United States | Carroll Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1992 | Champion 7ECA | Lake Havasu, Arizona, United States | James V. Russell | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1992 | Champion 7KCAB | East Haddam, Connecticut, United States | John S. Hendry | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jun 1992 | Champion 7ECA-326 | Clifton, Texas, United States | Little, John L. | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | John Clark | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1992 | Richard C Ballow KITFOX 1 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Jones, William Marshall | No injuries | - |
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| 14 Feb 1992 | Cessna 180 | Shishmaref, Alaska, United States | Sheldon, Robert J. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1992 | Cessna 185F | Pelican, Alaska, United States | Bellair, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
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