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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 1987 | Champion 7ECA | Salcha, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 13 Jul 1987 | Champion 7EC | Lake Monroe, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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All 1,471 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1987 | Durbin MONNETT MONI | Ramona, California, United States | Lipner, Robert M. | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1987 | Bede BD-5 | Chula Vista, California, United States | Teufel, Armin U. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1987 | Stits ELKINS 85 | Camarillo, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1987 | Isgrigg ELITE | Tehachapi, California, United States | Isgrigg, John | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1987 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-3 | Santa Ynez, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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