Champion 7EC N9068B
31 August 1975 · Petaluma, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 31 August 1975 at about 15:30 local time, a Champion 7EC registered N9068B was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Petaluma, California, United States. 2 people were 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Petaluma, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sky Ranch
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7EC
- Registration
- N9068B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2226
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
UNEXPECTED GUSTS AT FLARE TURNED ACFT. PLT PULLED UP TO AVOID HANGARS, ACFT & POOL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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