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Champion 7EC N4478E

27 August 1970 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 August 1970 at about 16:30 local time, a Champion 7EC registered N4478E was involved in an accident during in flight near Fairbanks, Alaska, 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 16:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Champion 7EC
Registration
N4478E
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Fairbanks, Alas → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3577

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

DRG LOW TURN ACFT STALLED.HIT TREES DRG RCVRY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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