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Champion 7ECA N5144X

25 July 1987 · Rancho Calif, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 July 1987 at about 01:35 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N5144X was involved in an accident near Rancho Calif, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 01:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Rancho Calif, California, United States
Nearest airport
Rancho California (2LO)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Champion 7ECA
Registration
N5144X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Santa Ana → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX87LA282

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 12, THE PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE CHAMPION 7ECA AND IT COLLIDED WITH THREE OTHER AIRCRAFT. ABOUT 31 MI NORTHWEST AT RIVERSIDE, CA, THE 1755 PDT WIND WAS FROM 290 DEG AT 9 KTS. A WITNESS AT THE AIRPORT ESTIMATED THE WIND WAS FROM 270 DEG AT 25 KNOTS. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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