Champion 7EC N7439B
4 July 1973 · Tacoma, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1973 at about 19:38 local time, a Champion 7EC registered N7439B, operated by La Casita Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tacoma, Washington, 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 19:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tacoma, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7EC
- Registration
- N7439B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- La Casita Inc
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Lake Steilacoom, Wash → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2999
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
FLOAT EQUIPPED.BOTH SPREADER BARS CORRODED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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