Champion 402 N9963Y
27 April 1971 · Greencastle, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 27 April 1971 at about 19:45 local time, a Champion 402 registered N9963Y, operated by Greencastle AI, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Greencastle, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greencastle, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greencastle
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 402
- Registration
- N9963Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Greencastle AI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Cape Giradeau, Mo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0480
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
BRAKE FLUID LO.11K DWNWND TAXI.TURNED ONTO NARROW RD ACROSS DITCH AT RWY END.LDG GR WIDER THAN RD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Champion 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1970 | Champion 402 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1970 | Champion 402 | Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jul 1970 | Champion 402 | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | General Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1967 | Champion 402 | Friendly, Maryland, United States | Professional F | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1966 | Champion 402 | W.hollywood Fla, Florida, United States | Bloods Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1964 | Champion 402 | Charlotte Nc, North Carolina, 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 | - |