# NTSB IAD71AI015: Champion 7ECA, N6394N, Coles Point, VA, October 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1970
- Place: Coles Point, VA · COLES POINT, VA
- Location: 38.1437° N, 76.6355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coles Point, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1437&lon=-76.6355&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71AI015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71AI015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2386  70/10/23 NR.COLES POINT,VA     CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N6394N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 32, 1368 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            18 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHMOND,VA                 EDGEWOOD ARSENAL,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RCVRY DATE 12/6/70.ADVERSE WX FCSTD AFTER 0500 GMT.NIGHT DARK,R WING HIT 50FT HI PINE TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6394N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6394N-1971-01-28), registration cancelled 1971-01-28, S/N 354 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sanford

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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