# NTSB Accident ANC96FA149
> **Champion 7GCBC** · 1996-09-08 · GLENNALLEN, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC96FA149
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06646
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-08
- **Location:** GLENNALLEN, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 62.100193, -145.529022
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Champion
- **Model:** 7GCBC
- **Registration:** N88359
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering a low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and an uncontrolled collision with the terrain.  A factor related to the accident was: the pilot's use of a medication with sedative side effects.

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