# NTSB Accident ANC97LA123
> **Champion 7ECA** · 1997-08-14 · KAKTOVIK, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97LA123
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08533
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-14
- **Location:** KAKTOVIK, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 70.119628, -143.659622
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Champion
- **Model:** 7ECA
- **Registration:** N5507H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area.  A factor related to the accident was the rocky terrain.

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