Champion 7KCAB accident near Glennallen, Alaska, July 19, 1985
On July 19, 1985, a Champion 7KCAB, registered N9045L, was substantially damaged in an accident near Glennallen, Alaska (Road Comm No 1 airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 19, 1985
- Place
- Glennallen, Alaska · Road Comm No 1 · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Champion 7KCAB · all 7KCABs on the register
- Registration
- N9045L · registry record · serial 239-70
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE AIRSTRIP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AND UP0N REACHING THE DEPARTURE END BEGAN A RIGHT HAND TURN AT 50 TO 75 FOOT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. UPON REACHING 30 TO 40 DEGREES ANGLE OF BANK, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. INSPECTION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND REPORTED THE WIND TO BE FROM 360 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 300 hours in all; 100 in this make and model; 17 in the last 90 days; 200 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,370 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 14, 1985
- Maximum gross weight: 1,650 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 1,200 ft by 30 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 90 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ANC85LA126.