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Champion AERONCA 7GC N4889E

19 June 1984 · Columbia, Missouri, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 June 1984 at about 00:15 local time, a Champion AERONCA 7GC registered N4889E was involved in an accident near Columbia, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Columbia, Missouri, United States
Coordinates
38.9500, -92.3194
Aircraft
Champion AERONCA 7GC
Registration
N4889E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Columbia → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC84LA177

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

THE STUDENT PLT WAS PRACTICING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES DURING A SOLO FLT. DURING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING APCH TO A FIELD OF TALL FESCUE GRASS, HE DESCENDED TOO LOW & THE WHEELS ENCOUNTERED THE GRASS WHICH WAS 3 TO 4 FT TALL. THE GRASS SLOWED THE ACFT, IT TOUCHED DOWN & ROLLED ABOUT 30 YARDS, THEN NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Champion AERONCA accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
26 Sep 1987 Champion AERONCA TL
N3446
White Mountain, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
John Lahman No injuries -
14 Oct 1987 Champion AERONCA 7GC
N4889E
Columbia, Missouri, United States - Fatal 2
4 Jan 1987 Champion AERONCA 7FC
N7547E
Athol, Idaho, United States - No injuries -
31 May 1990 Champion AERONCA 7DC
N2759A
Elmendorf, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
7 Jun 1990 Champion AERONCA 7CCM
N75064
Albany, Georgia, United States William B. Jackson No injuries -
15 Jul 1996 Champion AERONCA 7GCB
N9908Y
Fairhope, Alabama, United States - Fatal 1

All 14 records for this type

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