ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365727
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| Date: | Saturday 2 February 1991 |
| Time: | 12:35 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7EC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8988R |
| MSN: | 732 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2334 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eagle River, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lower Fire Lake, AK |
| Field Site, AK (NONE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED THAT HIS ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING SUFFICIENT POWER AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES. HIS ENGINE DID NOT STOP TURNING. EXAMINATION OF THE TERRAIN SHOWED THAT HE TURNED TOWARD RISING TERRAIN WHEN HE STATED HE WAS HAVING AN ENGINE PROBLEM. FURTHERMORE, AN ENGINE TEST RUN SHOWED NO MECHANICAL REASON FOR THE LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE AND ENGINE AND STATED TO THE BUYER THAT THERE WAS NOT AN ENGINE PROBLEM; THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB THE TERRAIN.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC91FA023
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 13:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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