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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mrchti SF260 · Charlotte, NC · February 20, 1978

Date
February 20, 1978
Place
Charlotte, NC
Airport
Douglas
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7896
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD78FA044
Reported as
Mrchti SF260
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
704 total1 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

8HRS total actual instruments. Flaps up.

As the FAA filed it

8HRS TOTAL ACTUAL INSTRUMENTS.FLAPS UP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.