Champion 7EC N7401B
15 July 1967 · Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 July 1967 at about 10:30 local time, a Champion 7EC registered N7401B, operated by Mesaba Aviatio, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Grand Rapids, Minnesota, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sugar Lodge
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7EC
- Registration
- N7401B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mesaba Aviatio
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2467
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
STEP TAXI PRACTICE. FLOAT STRUCK ROCK HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS NEXT TO SHORELINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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