ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360042
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 August 1994 |
| Time: | 22:35 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7GCBC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N315C |
| MSN: | 79 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1468 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North Pole, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLANE'S AILERONS WERE RIGGED BACKWARDS DURING THE COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE OWNER/PILOT. THE OWNER/PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE INITIAL TEST FLIGHT FOLLOWING THE REBUILD.
Probable Cause: THE IMPROPER RIGGING OF THE AIRPLANE'S AILERONS BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC94LA101
History of this aircraft
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| 5 November 1972 | N9881Y | 1 | Honesdale, PA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 17:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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