Champion 7ECA N6394N
23 October 1970 · Coles Point, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 October 1970, a Champion 7ECA registered N6394N was involved in an accident during in flight near Coles Point, Virginia, 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
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coles Point, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sanford
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA
- Registration
- N6394N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Richmond, Va → Edgewood Arsenal, Md
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2386
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
RCVRY DATE 12/6/70.ADVERSE WX FCSTD AFTER 0500 GMT.NIGHT DARK, R WING HIT 50FT HI PINE TREE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
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