THE DTSB
Pending. Possible in flight fire.
Key facts
- DateApril 29, 2025
- Local time3:35 PM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightEnroute
- People on board2
- Fatalities1
- AirportCA04
Accident Location
- City, State
- Cottonwood, California
- Latitude
- 40.34444
- Longitude
- -122.340556
- Airport ID
- CA04
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N6310N
- Make
- American Champion
- Model
- 7ECA
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Schulte, Delmar Lee
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 82
- Certification
- Airline Transport Pilot
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- 3rd Class Medical
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- Unknown
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Pilot error
- No
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 2
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- UNKNOWN →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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