Champion 7ECA N7547F
27 October 1985 · Seal Beach, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 October 1985 at about 20:54 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N7547F, operated by Charles E. Mann Enterprises, was involved in an accident near Seal Beach, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Seal Beach, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.7108, -118.0404
- Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA
- Registration
- N7547F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Charles E. Mann Enterprises
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Compton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX86FA024
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
BASED UPON PREARRANGED PLANS, THE PLT & PAX FLEW OVER THE WATER FOR THE PURPOSE OF PHOTOGRAPHING FRIENDS OF THEIRS IN SAIL BOATS. THE PLT ROLLED HIS ACFT INTO A MEDIUM BANK & CIRCLED OVER THE SPECIFIED BOAT WHILE HIS PAX COMMENCED TAKING PHOTOS. THE PLT, DISTRACTED BY THE SAILBOAT, FAILED TO BE ATTENTIVE TO HIS ACFT'S ALTITUDE & HE DESCENDED UNTIL COLLIDING WITH THE WATER. THE ACFT QUICKLY SANK & ALTHOUGH THE REAR SEATED PIC WAS ABLE TO EXTRICATE HIMSELF, THE FRONT SEATED PAX'S HEAD STRUCK THE INSTRUMENT PANEL & HE DROWNED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Champion 7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 1985 | Champion 7KCAB | Berthoud, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1985 | Champion 7GC | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1985 | Champion 7FC | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1985 | Champion 7GCAA | Casville Juct, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1985 | Mooney M20C | Apple Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1985 | Cessna 152 | Shafter, California, United States | Air Center International, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
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| 2 Apr 1985 | Cessna 414 | Eagle Mountain, California, United States | - | Unknown | - |