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Champion 7ECA N5235X

9 September 1974 · Seattle, Washington, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 9 September 1974 at about 16:33 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N5235X, operated by EDS Aviation S, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Seattle, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:33
Classification
Accident
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Lake Union
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Champion 7ECA
Registration
N5235X
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
EDS Aviation S
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Dual
Phase of flight
Taxi
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
None
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3222

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 1 0 0 1

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.IP DEPLANED ONTO FLOAT FOR DOCKING OPS, MOVED FWD INTO PROP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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