Champion 7ECA N11864

Summary

On 16 June 1986 at about 23:21 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N11864 was involved in an accident near Settlers Bay, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 June 1986 at 23:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Settlers Bay, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Settlers Bay

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Champion 7ECA

Registration

N11864

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wasilla → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC86FA080

2 people were seriously injured.

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

THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) GAVE THE FRONT SEAT PLT A SIMULATED FORCED LNDG WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS ALIGNED WITH RWY 20 & THE WIND. THE FRONT SEAT PLT ELECTED TO FLY A TRAFFIC PATTERN TO RWY 2. AS THE FRONT SEAT PLT MANEUVERED TO LINE UP WITH RWY 2, MUCH ALT WAS LOST & THE FINAL APCH WAS ABOUT 30 DEG OFF THE RWY HEADING. THE CFI APPLIED POWER FOR A GO- AROUND, BUT WAS TOO LATE TO AVOID HITTING TREE TOPS & THE GND NEAR THE RGT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT WAS A RATED SINGLE-ENG PLT & WAS CONSIDERED THE PLT-IN-COMMAND ON THIS FLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.