Champion 7FC N48778
13 April 1979 · Stephenville, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 April 1979 at about 17:45 local time, a Champion 7FC registered N48778 was involved in an accident during in flight near Stephenville, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stephenville, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7FC
- Registration
- N48778
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Fort Worth, Tx → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1718
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
L VENT LINE BLOCKED BETWEEN WING ROOT & TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1979 | Champion 7ECA | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1979 | Champion 7ECA | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1979 | Champion 7FC | Glencoe, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1979 | Champion 7ECA | Social Circle, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1979 | Champion 7GCAA | Pungo, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1979 | Champion 7EC | Upland, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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