Champion 7GCAA N6726N
9 April 1984 · Fort Bidwell, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 April 1984 at about 21:30 local time, a Champion 7GCAA registered N6726N was involved in an accident near Fort Bidwell, California, 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Bidwell, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.8800, -120.1094
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCAA
- Registration
- N6726N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Madras → Lakeview
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA249
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
ACCORDING TO THE PLT THE WX BLOCKED SEVERAL OF THE MOUNTAIN PASSES ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT. WHEN THE WX CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE THE PLT LANDED IN A FIELD. THE MAIN GEAR 'DUG-IN AND THE ACFT FLIPPED ON IT'S BACK.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1984 | Cessna 401A | San Francisco, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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