Champion 7GCBC N1648G
9 May 1994 · Circle Hot Spri, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 May 1994 at about 01:30 local time, a Champion 7GCBC registered N1648G, operated by Warner, Carl E., was involved in an accident near Circle Hot Spri, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Circle Hot Spri, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Circle Hot Springs (CHP)
- Coordinates
- 64.8093, -147.7197
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCBC
- Registration
- N1648G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Warner, Carl E.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fairbanks → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC94LA056
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN CROSSWIND LANDINGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND HAD NOT FLOWN IN A YEAR AND HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS AIRPLANE. HE RECEIVED A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW WHICH INCLUDED A 'DOZEN OR SO' LANDINGS. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A 15 KNOT CROSSWIND AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETRACT HIS FLAPS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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