Champion 7GCBC N8508
31 March 1973 · Furnace Crk, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 March 1973 at about 15:45 local time, a Champion 7GCBC registered N8508, operated by Peninsula Avia, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Furnace Crk, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Furnace Crk, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stove Pipe Wells
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCBC
- Registration
- N8508
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Peninsula Avia
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0593
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
OVERSHOT SPOT LDG.LOST CTL IN STEEP L CLIMBING TURN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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