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NTSB accident investigation · Grum-Amer GA-7 · Corpus Christi, TX · May 7, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 7, 1980
Place
Corpus Christi, TX · CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
Injuries
4 fatal
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N710GAGrum-Amer GA-7
Status
Completed · report July 10, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800507030829A
Case key
131352

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0798   80/5/7  NR.CORPUS CHRISTI,TX  GRUM-AMER GA-7      CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2000                    N710GA              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 43, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-UNKNOWN      OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT ISABELL,TX             DALLAS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- BODIES RECOVERED FROM CORPUS CHRISTI BAY.ACFT NOT RECOVERED,DMG PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N710GA
Reported as
Grum-Amer GA-7
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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