Champion 7ECA N5169X

Summary

On 2 July 2025 at about 00:20 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N5169X, operated by JIN JIN Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Wasilla, Alaska, United States. 2 people were 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

2 July 2025 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Wasilla, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Goose Bay Airport (Z40)

Coordinates

61.3947, -149.8424

Aircraft

Champion 7ECA

Registration

N5169X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

JIN JIN Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Goose Bay → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC25LA062

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s excessive use of brakes during landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The instructor pilot, seated in the back seat, reported that they had completed eleven landings in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. Five landings were touch-and-go, two were go-around and four were full stop-and-go. The instructor pilot reported that on the last landing the airplane touched down smoothly but he subsequently lost directional control, and inadvertently applied excessive braking, resulting in a nose over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder, left wing struts and vertical stabilizer. The instructor pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.