ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41334
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Date: | Thursday 12 September 1996 |
Time: | 18:00 LT |
Type: | Champion 7EC |
Owner/operator: | Peter M. Murphy |
Registration: | N9061B |
MSN: | 7EC |
Total airframe hrs: | 1800 hours |
Engine model: | Continental C-90-12F |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | May Creek, AK -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Chitina, AK (CXC) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot and the sole passenger departed on a sheep hunting trip in remote mountainous terrain. The flight did not return and was reported overdue 4 days later. Search personnel located a weak ELT signal on the 5th day and the wreckage was located at 5,300 feet mean sea level. The airplane, powered by a 90 horsepower engine, was found heavily loaded with hunting and camping equipment. Center of gravity (CG) calculations, not including any fuel calculation, indicated the airplane was loaded beyond the aft CG limit. No evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction was found.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering and/or flying at low altitude, which resulted in a stall and collision with the terrain. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot allowed the weight and balance (aft center-of-gravity) limitation to be exceeded.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC96FA158 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year 1 month |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ANC96FA158
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:23 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
08-Apr-2024 19:00 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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