Champion 7ECA N11055
5 February 1972 · Mediapolis, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 February 1972 at about 19:20 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N11055, operated by Hilltop Flyers, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mediapolis, Iowa, 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 19:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mediapolis, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sharar Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA
- Registration
- N11055
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hilltop Flyers
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Mason City, Iowa → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-0601
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
UNLITED ARPT.SAW BUSH, THOUGHT IT WAS RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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