- Date
- August 23, 1969
- Place
- Danville, IL · DANVILLE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7696EChampion 7FC
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160412
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3559 69/8/23 DANVILLE,ILL CHAMPION 7FC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 402 TIME - 1510 N7696E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DANVILLE,ILL DANVILLE,ILL 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 MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- SANK IN LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7696E
- Reported as
- Champion 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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