Champion 7AC N83944
4 July 1969 · Charles Town, West Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1969 at about 16:40 local time, a Champion 7AC registered N83944 was involved in an accident during in flight near Charles Town, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charles Town, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charles Town
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7AC
- Registration
- N83944
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2085
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
ENG PRIMER FOUND IN OPEN POSITION. PLT REPORTED ENG RUNNING ROUGH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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