Champion 7KCAB N5197X
12 December 1971 · Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 December 1971 at about 15:55 local time, a Champion 7KCAB registered N5197X, operated by Erwinna Aviati, was involved in an accident during in flight near Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board. In all, 4 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Van Sant
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7KCAB
- Registration
- N5197X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Erwinna Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Towing Gliders
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4331
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 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
N5197X HAD RELEASED GLIDER AND WAS ON NORTHERLY HEADING.N8466W WAS ON EASTERLY HEADING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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