- Date
- May 7, 1970
- Place
- Newcastle, WY · NEWCASTLE, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9049LChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122547
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2118 70/5/7 NEWCASTLE,WYO CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N9049L PX- 0 0 1 FERRY AGE 24, 2640 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RAPID CITY,S DAK ROCK SPRINGS,WYO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- LOOKING FOR AREA TO LAND,ADJ RUDDER TRIM.HIT TELFON WIRES,CONT TO DESTN.11 FLT HRS PREV 24HRS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9049L
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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