Champion 7GCAA N6336N
4 August 1977 · Shirley, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 August 1977 at about 12:20 local time, a Champion 7GCAA registered N6336N was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Shirley, New York, 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 12:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shirley, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brookhaven
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCAA
- Registration
- N6336N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3314
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
AC TOWING A GLIDER.AC ENTERED STEEP BANK WHILE STILL TOWING GLIDER.PILOT DID NOT RELEASE GLIDER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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