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 | White Mountain, Alaska, United States | John Lahman | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1987 | Champion AERONCA 7GC | Columbia, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Jan 1987 | Champion AERONCA 7FC | Athol, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1990 | Champion AERONCA 7DC | Elmendorf, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1990 | Champion AERONCA 7CCM | Albany, Georgia, United States | William B. Jackson | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1996 | Champion AERONCA 7GCB | Fairhope, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1984 | Mooney M20C | Pittsburg, Missouri, United States | David A. Rippee | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1984 | Cessna 150 | Kirksville, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1984 | Young-Losey Q-2 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1984 | Grumman AA1B | House Springs, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1984 | Aero Commander 690A | Liberty, Missouri, United States | Central Air Charter | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1984 | Cessna 152 | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |