American Champion (Acac) 8GCBC N617MA
17 June 2005 · Phoenix, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 June 2005 at about 20:00 local time, a American Champion (Acac) 8GCBC registered N617MA was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT)
- Coordinates
- 33.6883, -112.0825
- Aircraft
- American Champion (Acac) 8GCBC
- Registration
- N617MA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Albuquerque → Phoenix
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX05CA211
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane ground looped during the landing rollout. The pilot was landing on runway 25. An aviation routine weather report issued for the airport 7 minutes before the accident reported that the winds were from 160 degrees at 6 knots. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2005 | American Champion (Acac) 8KCAB | Oroville, California, United States | Alpine Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Aug 2006 | American Champion (Acac) 8GCBC | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 2004 | American Champion (Acac) 8GCBC | Sunburg, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2004 | American Champion (Acac) 8KCAB | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Nov 2007 | American Champion (Acac) 8GCBC | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Ryan J. Nelson | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2007 | American Champion (Acac) 8GCBC | Buckley, Washington, United States | Thaddeus S Narolski | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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