Champion 7EC N8973R
29 August 1969 · Pierre, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 August 1969 at about 17:15 local time, a Champion 7EC registered N8973R was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Pierre, South Dakota, 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 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pierre, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pierre
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7EC
- Registration
- N8973R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Miller S Dak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3721
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
WIND GUSTING 35K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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