Accident Champion 7GCBC N5079X, Sunday 10 October 1971
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Date:Sunday 10 October 1971
Time:12:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic CH7B model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Champion 7GCBC
Owner/operator:
Registration: N5079X
MSN: 142
Year of manufacture:1967
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:North Bend, WA -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Walla Walla,Wash
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
flew into rising terrain in fog shrouded mtn pass. Recovered same date.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: SEA72AS016
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

25 December 1991 N1679G Sunshine Flyers, Inc. 2 Happy Camp, CA w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added

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