Champion 402 N9934Y
18 January 1970 · Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 January 1970 at about 12:55 local time, a Champion 402 registered N9934Y was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Remich
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 402
- Registration
- N9934Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → West Milfin, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4619
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
R FUEL SELECT VALUE INNER PART MISALIGNED, COULD NOT SHUT OFF.CROSSFEED, BOOST ON, AIR SUCKED IN SYS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Champion 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1970 | Champion 402 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1970 | Champion 402 | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | General Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1971 | Champion 402 | Greencastle, Indiana, United States | Greencastle AI | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1967 | Champion 402 | Friendly, Maryland, United States | Professional F | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1966 | Champion 402 | W.hollywood Fla, Florida, United States | Bloods Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1964 | Champion 402 | Charlotte Nc, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |