Champion 7GCAA N5138T
5 July 1968 · Orovada, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 July 1968 at about 13:20 local time, a Champion 7GCAA registered N5138T was involved in an accident during in flight near Orovada, Nevada, 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 13:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Orovada, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCAA
- Registration
- N5138T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4751
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
STRUCK 35 FT HIGH POWER LINES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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