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| Date: | Saturday 11 April 1970 |
| Time: | 14:39 |
| Type: |  Champion 7ECA Citabria |
| Owner/operator: | 21st Century A |
| Registration: | N9517S |
| MSN: | 290 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Chula Vista, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot not checked out in acrobatics in type.Aircraft hit ground at bottom of loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 September 1994 | N7695E | Willard D Gribbin | 0 | Sacramento, KY | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
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