Champion 7EC accident near Clipper Mills, CA
On September 10, 2006, a Champion 7EC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Clipper Mills, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 10, 2006
- Place
- Clipper Mills, CA
- Aircraft
- Champion 7EC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.565°N, 121.183°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060926X01404
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 10, 2006, about 1450 Pacific daylight time, a Champion 7EC, N9575S, collided with terrain near Clipper Mills, California. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The commercial pilot and one passenger were killed; the airplane was destroyed. The local personal flight departed Paradise, California, at an unknown time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. Smoke jumpers responding to a forest fire located the wreckage in a burned out area of rough and rocky mountainous terrain. They reported that they only observed metal tubing, an engine, and the two victims. They were unable to locate a serial number or registration number for the airplane. MEDICAL The Butte County Sheriff-Coroner completed an autopsy, and listed multiple trauma as the cause of death. The FAA Forensic Toxicology Research Team, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, performed toxicological testing of specimens of the pilot. Analysis of the specimens contained no findings for carbon monoxide, cyanide, and volatiles. The report contained the following findings for tested drugs: 0.0649 (ug/ml, ug/g) TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (MARIHUANA) detected in Blood 0.0434 (ug/ml, ug/g) TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (MARIHUANA) detected in Liver 1.2207 (ug/ml, ug/g) TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (MARIHUANA) detected in Lung 0.1681 (ug/ml, ug/g) TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CARBOXYLIC ACID (MARIHUANA) detected in Blood 2.5154 (ug/ml, ug/g) TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CARBOXYLIC ACID (MARIHUANA) detected in Liver 0.313 (ug/ml, ug/g)
Probable cause
The pilot failed to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain. A contributing factor was the pilot's impairment from ingestion of marijuana.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
