Champion 7GCBC N88359

Summary

On 8 September 1996 at about 02:50 local time, a Champion 7GCBC registered N88359 was involved in an accident near Glennallen, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 September 1996 at 02:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Glennallen, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

62.1002, -145.5290

Aircraft

Champion 7GCBC

Registration

N88359

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gulkana → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC96FA149

2 people died.

failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering a low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and an uncontrolled collision with the terrain. A factor related to the accident was: the pilot's use of a medication with sedative side effects.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane made a low pass over a track vehicle and some hunters. The hunters knew the pilot and passenger. The hunters observed the airplane make a nose-high turn and then crash to the ground. One of the hunters, a pilot, said that the airplane appeared to stall during the turn to reverse direction. Postaccident inspection of the airplane disclosed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical deficiency. Toxicological testing of the pilot's blood showed 0.010 mcg/ml chlorpheniramine (an over-the-counter antihistamine with sedative side effects) and unreported levels of pseudoephedring and phenylpropanolamine (over-the-counter decongestants).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.