Accident American Champion 8GCBC Scout N242BC, Friday 5 September 2025
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Date:Friday 5 September 2025
Time:21:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic BL8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
American Champion 8GCBC Scout
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N242BC
MSN: 534-2010
Year of manufacture:2011
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:near Unalakleet, AK -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Unalakleet, AK
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The aircraft hit a bump and flipped over.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: 
Status: Preliminary report
Duration: 1 month
Download report: Preliminary report

Sources:

NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N242BC

https://live.staticflickr.com/8661/30397348715_d991b0da0f_b.jpg (photo)

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

3 September 2011 N242BC 0 Fort Worth, Texas sub
Heavy landing

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Sep-2025 15:21 Captain Adam Added
16-Oct-2025 19:26 Captain Adam Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Category, Accident report, ]

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