- Date
- August 1, 1975
- Place
- Luna, NM · LUNA, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9641SChampion 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750801023069A
- Case key
- 150272
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2165 75/8/1 LUNA,NM CHAMPION 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 290 TIME - 2000 N9641S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 206 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAFFORD,AZ RETURN LUNA,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 75 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- TKOF FRM FLD BORDERED BY TREES. DENSITY ALT 9700FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9641S
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9641SRegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2018 · Champion 7GCBCAirframe modelChampion 7GCBCEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9641S · 1
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