Champion 8KCAB N9020L
18 February 1971 · Clinton, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 February 1971 at about 15:07 local time, a Champion 8KCAB registered N9020L, operated by Bellanca Aircr, was involved in an accident during in flight near Clinton, Iowa, 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
- at 15:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clinton, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 8KCAB
- Registration
- N9020L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bellanca Aircr
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Memphis, Tenn → Osceola, Wis
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0221
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
FAILED TO RECEIVE WEA BRIEF AT MONMOUTH. FLEW INTO LOW CLGS AND VISIBILITY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 1973 | Champion 8KCAB | Harrison, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1980 | Champion 8KCAB | Lester, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1986 | Champion 8GCBC | Big Delta, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1989 | Champion 8KCAB | Manchester, New Hampshire, United States | Carol Grant | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1992 | Champion 8KCAB | Wallace, North Carolina, United States | Stevens, John P. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1995 | Champion 8GCBC | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |