- Date
- April 4, 1971
- Place
- Joliet, IL · JOLIET, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7694EChampion 7FC
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160995
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1247 71/4/4 JOLIET,ILL CHAMPION 7FC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 150 TIME - 2100 N7694E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOLIET DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOCKPORT,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- HIT TREE ABT 150FT FRM EDGE OF RWY DRG TURN TO FINAL.CONTINUED FLT,LNDD W/O FURTHER DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7694E
- Reported as
- Champion 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Joliet
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Other investigations on N7694E · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC06LA070Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDover-Foxcroft, METhe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect ice in the fuel system, resulting in a loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb, and an in-flight collision with trees.NTSB IAD98LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSomesville, METhe pilot's inadequate planning and decision, which fail to consider the effect of takeoff in the direction of the sunlight, which resulted in the pilot encountering sunglare and the loss of aircraft control.NTSB CHI72DCA03Accident · No injuriesClosedColumbia, IL