Champion 7GCBC accident near Glennallen, AK
On September 8, 1996, a Champion 7GCBC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Glennallen, AK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 8, 1996
- Place
- Glennallen, AK
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCBC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 62.100°N, 145.529°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06646
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 7, 1996, at 1850 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Champion 7GCBC airplane, N88359, registered to and operated by the pilot, crashed during maneuvering flight approximately 30 miles north of Glennallen, Alaska. The airplane crashed at geographic coordinates 62 degrees, 42.303 minutes north and 145 degrees, 41.403 minutes west. The personal flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, departed Gulkana Airport for a local flight. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The certificated private pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The airplane received substantial damage. WITNESSES There were two witnesses on the ground. One witness, Mr. Herman J. Schliesing, of Glennallen, Alaska, was the pilot's father-in-law. He and the other witness were hunting moose and were traveling in a track vehicle. Mr. Schliesing observed the airplane overfly their track vehicle and start to make a turn around. He stated that the airplane appeared to stall and crash. The other witness, Mr. David D. Bruno, also of Glennallen, stated that he observed the airplane fly over their track vehicle. The airplane started a turn toward the south. Mr. Bruno stated the airplane was in a nose high attitude when it started the turn. The airplane was then observed to "stand up on one wing and stall." The airplane crashed to the ground and rotated 180 degrees after impact. Mr. Bruno stated that he has been a pilot for a long time. Mr. Bruno advised that both occupants were strapped in their seats and that he cut the seat belts to extricate the
Probable cause
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.
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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.
