- Date
- February 22, 1976
- Place
- Delta, CO · DELTA, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9010LChampion 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760222005779A
- Case key
- 152771
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0422 76/2/22 NR.DELTA,CO CHAMPION 7GCBC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 215 TIME - 1300 N9010L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DELTA,CO GRAND JUNCTION,CO 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) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE DRG FLT IN CANYON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9010L
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9010L · 1
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