Aviation Crash Map

Cherokee II N7839C

15 July 1968 · Oroville, Washington, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 15 July 1968 at about 15:28 local time, a Cherokee II registered N7839C was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Oroville, Washington, 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 15:28
Classification
Accident
Location
Oroville, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Scotts Field
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cherokee II
Registration
N7839C
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3528

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

WIND 15 KNOTS, GUSTING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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18 Jun 1966 Cherokee II
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no coordinates
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24 Apr 1971 Cherokee II
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no coordinates
- Fatal 1
14 Jun 1973 Cherokee II
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no coordinates
- Minor injuries -

All 11 records for this type

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