Grum-Amer GA-7 N710GA
7 May 1980 · Corpus Christi, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 May 1980 at about 20:00 local time, a Grum-Amer GA-7 registered N710GA, operated by Astro-Wing AVN, was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum-Amer GA-7
- Registration
- N710GA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Astro-Wing AVN
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- Port Isabell, Tx → Dallas, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0798
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
BODIES RECOVERED FROM CORPUS CHRISTI BAY.ACFT NOT RECOVERED, DMG PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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