Champion 7ECA accident near Juneau, Alaska, July 7, 1984
On July 7, 1984 at about 3:15 am local time, a Champion 7ECA, registered N6332N, was destroyed in an accident near Juneau, Alaska (Juneau International Arpt airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 7, 1984 · about 3:15 am local time
- Place
- Juneau, Alaska · Juneau International Arpt · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA · all 7ECAs on the register
- Registration
- N6332N · no longer on the register · serial 299
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE COWLING OF THE ACFT CAME LOOSE AND THE PLT REDUCED POWER BECAUSE OF THE VIBRATION. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THEPLT ATTEMPTED A 180 DEGREE TURN AT AN ALT OF 400 FT AGL. A STALL WAS ENTERED AND THE ACFT HIT A CHANNEL WHERE THE WATER WAS ABOUT 10 FT DEEP.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine
- Flight time: 457 hours in all; 345 in this make and model; 5 in the last 90 days; 377 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,556 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 24, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 1,650 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-C1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: JNU Juneau AK at 3:15 am
- Destination: JNU Juneau AK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 8, 8,456 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 080° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:52 am from JNU
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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