# NTSB ANC71DAG45: Champion 7DC, N4353E, Anchorage, AK, November 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1970
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158993
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4128   70/11/2   ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CHAMPION 7DC        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N4353E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- L WG HIT LT POLE,SWUNG ACFT INTO PARKED PIPER PA-22 N4930Z,SUBSTL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4353E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7DC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Merrill

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

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