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| Date: | Sunday 31 August 2025 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  American Champion 7GCBC Citabria |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5267X |
| MSN: | 192 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Sutton, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Palmer Municipal Airport, AK (PAQ/PAAQ) |
| Palmer Municipal Airport, AK (PAQ/PAAQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft experienced a downdraft and made a forced landing on a mountain. No injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N5267X
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N5267X/history/20250831/2101Z/PAAQ/L%2061.75447%20-148.39871
https://media.abpic.co.uk/pictures/full_size_0456/1690133-large.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 August 1996 | N5267X | Private | 0 | Kenai, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2025 16:23 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 09-Sep-2025 09:41 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Category, Accident report, ] |
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