Champion 7GC N8578E
2 August 1971 · Hibbing, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1971 at about 21:00 local time, a Champion 7GC registered N8578E was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Hibbing, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hibbing, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chisholm-Hibbing
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GC
- Registration
- N8578E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Nashwauk, Minn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1444
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
HIT PORTABLE TOILET LOCATED ABT 6FT FRM EDGE OF TWY.SETTING SUN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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