Champion 7GCBC N5262X
3 April 1971 · Arctic Vlge, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 April 1971, a Champion 7GCBC registered N5262X was involved in an accident during in flight near Arctic Vlge, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arctic Vlge, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCBC
- Registration
- N5262X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Hunting
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Ft.yunkon, Alas → Chandalar River, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Unknown/Not Reported
- NTSB number
- 3-0954
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RECOVERY DATE 4/9/71. HUNTING WOLVES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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