Siai-Marche SF260 N7896
20 February 1978 · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 February 1978 at about 10:26 local time, a Siai-Marche SF260 registered N7896 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Douglas
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Siai-Marche SF260
- Registration
- N7896
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Columbia, Sc → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1187
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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
8HRS TOTAL ACTUAL INSTRUMENTS.FLAPS UP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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