Champion 7ECA N5169X accident near Wasilla, Alaska, July 1, 2025

Champion 7ECA, registration N5169X, operated by JIN JIN AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Wasilla, Alaska on July 1, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ANC25LA062 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 9 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 900 ft. The last recorded position was at 00:27 UTC, on the ground, about 16 km from Anchorage/Elmendorf AFB (PAED).

The nearest weather report, from PAED (16 km away), showed wind 290° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Champion 7ECA registered in United States (Mode S A67B62).

This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.

Key facts

Date
July 1, 2025
Location
Wasilla, Alaska
Aircraft
Champion 7ECA
Registration
N5169X
Operator
JIN JIN AVIATION LLC
Injuries
None
NTSB case
ANC25LA062 (Completed)
Nearest airport
Anchorage/Elmendorf AFB (PAED)
Recorded flight
9 min, max 900 ft
Last recorded position
00:27 UTC, on the ground

3D flight replay

Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.

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Sources: NTSB case ANC25LA062; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.