Champion 7ECA N9517S
11 April 1970 · Chula Vista, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 April 1970 at about 14:39 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N9517S, operated by 21ST Century A, was involved in an accident during in flight near Chula Vista, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chula Vista, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA
- Registration
- N9517S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- 21ST Century A
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0608
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
PLT NOT CHECKED OUT IN ACROBATICS IN TYPE.ACFT HIT GRND AT BOTTOM OF LOOP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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