Event ANC87LA141

1987-09-06 TALKEETNA, Alaska, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N8CK

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CHAMPION 7GCBC

Engine

LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19740306

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AADD67

Registrant of record

PRESLEY DANNY K

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8CK Champion 7GCBC None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM AN UNIMPROVED SITE WHILE THE INSIDE OF THE AIRPLANE'S WINDOWS WERE PARTIALLY OBSCURED WITH CONDENSATION. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A ROCK WITH ITS MAIN GEAR DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL AND BECAME PREMATURELY AIRBORNE. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY WAS UNABLE TO GAIN SUFFICIENT FLYING SPEED AND CRASHED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ANC87LA141.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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