Champion 7GBC N7523F
10 July 1988 · Staten Island, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 July 1988 at about 21:00 local time, a Champion 7GBC registered N7523F, operated by United Aerial Advertising, was involved in an accident near Staten Island, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Staten Island, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.5798, -74.1404
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GBC
- Registration
- N7523F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- United Aerial Advertising
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- E. Moriches → Farmingdale
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA178
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 STATED THAT AFTER FLYING INTO A THUNDERSTORM HE ENCOUNTERED STRONG TURBULENCE, HEAVY DOWNDRAFTS AND RAIN, WHICH FORCED HIM INTO THE WATER. WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS GOING DOWN HE DROPPED THE BANNER HE WAS TOWING 'BUT THE AIRPLANE DIDN'T WANT TO KEEP FLYING EVEN THOUGH I HAD FULL POWER.' THE ACFT SANK AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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