Accident: Champion 7ECA
Aug 13, 2016 · Chugiak, AK
NTSB numberANC16FA057Event id20160813X90947
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a steep low-altitude turn following a loss of engine power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control at too low of an altitude to recover. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA
- Registration
- N9541S
- Year built
- 1966
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Initial climb Loss of engine power (total)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Birchwood Airport (PABV)0 nm (1 km) south-west
- Wasilla Airport (WWA)9 nm (17 km) north
- Bryant Army Airfield (FRN)10 nm (19 km) south-west
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