Plane Crash List

Champion 7GCBC N1868G

18 August 1985 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 August 1985 at about 05:40 local time, a Champion 7GCBC registered N1868G was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 05:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Metro Field (MTF)
Coordinates
64.8097, -147.7203
Aircraft
Champion 7GCBC
Registration
N1868G
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Tok → Fairbanks
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
ANC85LA155

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

DURING LANDING THE PLT APPLIED HARD BRAKING TO AVOID AN AIRPLANE AND ROLLED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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