American Champion 8GCBC N242BC

Summary

On 5 September 2025 at about 05:31 local time, a American Champion 8GCBC registered N242BC was involved in an accident near Unalakleet, 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.

Date

5 September 2025 at 05:31

Classification

Accident

Location

Unalakleet, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Remote Strip

Coordinates

62.8590, -161.7357

Aircraft

American Champion 8GCBC

Registration

N242BC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2011

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unalakleet → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC25LA102

Nobody was injured.

The pilots encounter with an obstructed dip in the landing surface during the landing roll out on a remote airstrip, which resulted in a noseover.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot landed a tailwheelequipped airplane on a remote airstrip. During the landing rollout, while reducing engine power and holding the control stick fully aft, the airplane encountered an obstructed dip in the airstrip surface. As the airplane rolled through the dip, the pilot was unable to arrest the resulting nosedown pitch. The airplane subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted, sustaining substantial damage to the rudder and left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.