Champion 7GCBC N5160X
17 March 2011 · Nenana, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 March 2011 at about 01:15 local time, a Champion 7GCBC registered N5160X, operated by Baker Adam W, was involved in an accident near Nenana, Alaska, United States. One person was 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 01:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nenana, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 64.6486, -148.5561
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCBC
- Registration
- N5160X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Baker Adam W
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nenana → Fairbanks
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC11CA017
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable off-airport landing site, which resulted in a nose over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was landing a wheel-equipped airplane on a frozen, snow-covered river when the main landing gear wheels encountered soft snow and the airplane nosed over, causing substantial damage to both wings and the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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