Champion 7GCAA N6398N
12 August 1972 · Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 August 1972 at about 13:45 local time, a Champion 7GCAA registered N6398N was involved in an accident during in flight near Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Long Island
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCAA
- Registration
- N6398N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hickory, Nc → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1176
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
PLT MEDICAL RESTRICTION-GLASSES FOR DISTANT VISION.NO CORRECTING LENSES FOUND.RECOVERY FROM SPIRAL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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