American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC N234RA accident near Woodland, California, September 7, 2023
American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC, registration N234RA, operated by TOM EATON CONSULTING LLC, was involved in an accident near Woodland, California on September 7, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR23LA355 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 66 minutes of the flight after departing the Davis/Yolo Cnty area (KDWA), reaching a maximum of 1,100 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:47 UTC, at 200 ft and 68 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 11 km from Davis/Yolo Cnty (KDWA).
The nearest weather report, from KDWA (11 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a American Champion 7GCBC registered in United States (Mode S A218D4).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- September 7, 2023
- Location
- Woodland, California
- Aircraft
- American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC
- Registration
- N234RA
- Operator
- TOM EATON CONSULTING LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR23LA355 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Davis/Yolo Cnty (KDWA)
- Nearest airport
- Davis/Yolo Cnty (KDWA)
- Recorded flight
- 66 min, max 1,100 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:47 UTC, 200 ft, 68 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR23LA355; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.