Champion 7GCBC N7552F
26 March 1982 · New Smyrna Beac, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 March 1982 at about 20:20 local time, a Champion 7GCBC registered N7552F, operated by Robert E. Lowrey, was involved in an accident near New Smyrna Beac, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Smyrna Beac, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCBC
- Registration
- N7552F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert E. Lowrey
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Smyrna Beac → New Smyrna Beac
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA82DA087
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 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
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING A BANNER PICK UP, HE MISSED THE BANNER, AND ON CLIMB OUT, HE ENCOUNTER WINDSHEAR AND STALLED. THE PLANE CRASHED BEFORE RECOVERING FROM THE STALL. HE REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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