Champion 7GCB N9919Y
6 July 1966 · Los Fresnos Tex, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 July 1966 at about 18:50 local time, a Champion 7GCB registered N9919Y, operated by Gomez Fly Serv, was involved in an accident during in flight near Los Fresnos Tex, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Fresnos Tex, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gomez Aero Servic
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCB
- Registration
- N9919Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gomez Fly Serv
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0548
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
WIRE APPX 22 FT ABOVE GRD LOCATED 1/4 MI SOUTH OF FIELD TO BE SPRAYED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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