American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC accident near Bremerton, WA
On November 18, 2010, an American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bremerton, WA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 18, 2010
- Place
- Bremerton, WA
- Aircraft
- American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 47.533°N, 122.785°W
- NTSB ID
- 20101129X70028
Official records · WPR11FA061
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 17, 2010, about 1635 Pacific standard time, an American Champion airplane, N273MA, sustained substantial damage following an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain approximately 4 miles north of Bremerton, Washington. The air transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to Silverado Management, LLC, of Missoula, Montana, and operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) flight under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed for the flight that originated from Bremerton National Airport (PWT), Port Orchard, Washington, about 4 minutes prior to the collision. The pilot’s planned destination was unknown. The airplane was based in Silverdale, Washington, approximately 10 miles north of the departure airport. On November 25, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Alert Notice (ALNOT) after the pilot was reported missing by family members. The wreckage was discovered by Kitsap County Search and Rescue on the morning of November 28 in a heavily wooded remote area about 6 miles west-southwest of Bremerton, Washington. FAA radar data showed the airplane about one mile southwest of PWT. The airplane initiated a right turn to the north and continued flight, at an unknown altitude, in a northerly direction until radar data stopped about 4 miles northwest of PWT. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 74, held an airline transport pilot certificate with an instrument rating. His most recent
Probable cause
The pilot did not maintain clearance from terrain for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s use of oxycodone and his severe coronary artery disease.
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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.
