Champion 7ECA N8344V
21 September 1968 · Grafton, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 September 1968 at about 19:20 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N8344V, operated by 213 Sport Flye, was involved in an accident during in flight near Grafton, Illinois, 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 19:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grafton, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA
- Registration
- N8344V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- 213 Sport Flye
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3918
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
NITE INST TRNG FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 1968 | Champion 7FC | Jones, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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