- Date
- March 27, 1968
- Place
- Vermilion, OH · VERMILION, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9989YChampion 7FC
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111314
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0973 68/3/27 VERMILION,OHIO CHAMPION 7FC CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1635 N9989Y PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 44, 1112 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 157 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- SAW WIRES TOO LATE TO AVOID THEM AS PRACTICE FORCED LDG WAS TERMINATED APPROX 100 FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9989Y
- Reported as
- Champion 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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