Champion 7EC accident near Chugiak, AK
On October 9, 1992, a Champion 7EC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chugiak, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 9, 1992
- Place
- Chugiak, AK
- Aircraft
- Champion 7EC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 61.410°N, 149.170°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X15792
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 13, 1993, at approximately 2200 Alaska daylight time (ADT), hikers located the wreckage of a wheel equipped Aeronca Champion 7EC airplane, N8958R, registered to and operated by the private certificated pilot-in-command, at the 2000 foot level of the Chugach State Park, approximately 3 miles east of Chugiak, Alaska. The airplane departed the Bradley Skyranch Airport in North Pole, Alaska on October 9, 1992, at about 1315 Alaska Standard Time (AST), and had been missing until found by the hikers. The personal flight, operated under 14 CFR Part 91, was en route to Homer, Alaska when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the flights departure from North Pole; however, marginal conditions were forecasted by the National Weather Service and VFR (visual flight rule) flight was not recommended. No flight plan was filed. The pilot, the only occupant on board the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed by the impact with the terrain and a post crash fire. The pilot's sister informed the Safety Board during a telephone interview with a Safety Board investigator on October 29, 1992 that her brother had flown his plane up from Homer and had been visiting with her and her family for about 12 days. She said that he had flown his airplane up from Homer four or five times previously. She reported that he was in good health and that he had been trying to return to Homer for two or three days prior to the accident flight but was unable to because of poor en route weather conditions. She said that on the day
Probable cause
COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
