Champion 7GC N8972R
15 August 1965 · Silver Bay Minn, Minnesota, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1965 at about 19:00 local time, a Champion 7GC registered N8972R was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Silver Bay Minn, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Silver Bay Minn, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GC
- Registration
- N8972R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-3293
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
FLOAT-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1965 | Champion 7FC | Farmington Mo, Missouri, United States | Farmg Airmotiv | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1965 | Champion 7EC | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Oct 1965 | Champion 7DC | White Bear Minn, Minnesota, United States | Minn Wing CAP | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1965 | Champion 7GCB | Imperial Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1965 | Champion 7FC | Faucett Mo, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1965 | Champion 7EC | Minden Nev, Nevada, United States | AG Avtn Acadmy | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |