Champion 7ECA N9504S
25 June 1988 · Talcott, West Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 June 1988 at about 20:30 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N9504S was involved in an accident near Talcott, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Talcott, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hinton-Alderson (W59)
- Coordinates
- 37.6492, -80.7495
- Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA
- Registration
- N9504S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pence Springs → Bluefield
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO88LA059
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE ACFT WAS MANEUVERING AT A LOW ALTITUDE WHEN IT CONTACTED TREES. THE ACFT THEN DESCENDED, IMPACTING THE TERRAIN 45 FT FROM THE TREES AND SLID APRX 110 FT BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE PLT STATED THAT DUE TO INJURIES HE IS UNABLE TO RECALL THE ACCIDENT. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL FAILURES/MALFUNCTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1988 | Aeronca 7AC | Capon Bridge, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1988 | Sikorsky S-76A | Moundsville, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1988 | Hughes 369D | Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States | CNG Transmission Corp | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-28-180 | Racine, West Virginia, United States | Richard Doellein | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1988 | Cessna 180 | Harding, West Virginia, United States | Michael G. Quinlan | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |