- Date
- September 24, 1971
- Place
- Lasalle, IL · LASALLE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7459BChampion 7EC
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164295
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3900 71/9/24 LASALLE,ILL CHAMPION 7EC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1012 TIME - 1115 N7459B PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRAVERO RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRING VALLEY,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7459B
- Reported as
- Champion 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Travero Rla
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