- Date
- June 17, 1972
- Place
- Chugiak, AK · CHUGIAK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7440BChampion 7EC
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167377
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2306 72/6/17 CHUGIAK,ALAS CHAMPION 7EC CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 130 TIME - 1215 N7440B PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRCHWOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS BIRSHWOOD,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- MISTOOK PARACHUTE DROP ZONE WITH WINDSOCK FOR LDG STRIP. HIT WIRES STRUNG ACROSS FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7440B
- Reported as
- Champion 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Birchwood
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