Champion 7GC N7545F
10 March 1985 · Reno, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 March 1985 at about 17:14 local time, a Champion 7GC registered N7545F was involved in an accident near Reno, Nevada, 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 17:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reno, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- None
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GC
- Registration
- N7545F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Reno → Reno
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA85LA071
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
A HARD LANDING OCCURRED AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE ACFT HAD NO FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT ON BOARD AND THE ACFT WAS THEN DESTROYED BY THE FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 1985 | Champion 7KCAB | Berthoud, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 19 Oct 1985 | Champion 7ECA | Turlock, California, United States | Skyline Aircraft Sale, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 May 1985 | Champion 7FC | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Ivey Simmons | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1985 | Champion 7EC | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1985 | Cessna P210 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Scott Shaw | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Schweizer SGS-126E | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-32-300 | Fish Lake Valle, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1985 | Beechcraft BE-23 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1985 | Beechcraft 36 | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 May 1985 | Cessna 170B | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |