Champion 7GCB N9937Y

Summary

On 29 July 1985 at about 18:56 local time, a Champion 7GCB registered N9937Y was involved in an accident near Grand Island, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 July 1985 at 18:56

Classification

Accident

Location

Grand Island, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Hall County Regional (GRI)

Coordinates

40.9503, -98.2894

Aircraft

Champion 7GCB

Registration

N9937Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbus → Lexington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC85LA192

Nobody was injured.

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

DURING FLT, THE PLT ENCOUNTERED RADIO RECEIVER PROBLEMS & DIVERTED TO GRAND ISLAND, NE. DURING ARRIVAL, HE REQUESTED A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE, BUT COULD NOT ASCERTAIN IF THE TOWER HAD ANSWERED. RADIO COMMUNICATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN & THE ACFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND. WHILE LANDING WITH A 12 KT X-WIND, THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, WENT INTO AN AREA OF MUD & WAS DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THE PLT WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO THE PARKING AREA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.