Accident Champion 7GCA N9636S,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41319
 
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Date:Saturday 20 April 1985
Time:16:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic CH7B model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Champion 7GCA
Owner/operator:Forrest Giles
Registration: N9636S
MSN: 59
Total airframe hrs:3231 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING O-320-B2B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Collinsville, MS -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Meridian, MS (MEI)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
WITNESSES, FRIENDS OF THE PLT, REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT ENGAGED IN AEROBATICS AT ALTITUDES BETWEEN 500 FT AGL AND 2000 FT AGL, APRX 1/4 MILE FROM THEIR OUTDOOR SOCIAL FUNCTION. THEY CONTINUED TO REPORT, THE ACFT ENTERED A SPIN AND AFTER APRX 2 3/4 REVOLUTIONS IT DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE GROUND IMPACT WAS HEARD. CAUSE:

Sources:

NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X36076

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
3 September 1995 N9838Y Jahnke, James H. 1 Howard, WI w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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