- Date
- October 31, 1981
- Place
- Fairfield, MT · FAIRFIELD, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5542KBellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811031071659A
- Case key
- 123220
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2474 81/10/31 FAIRFIELD,MT BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 402 TIME - 1715 N5542K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHOTEAU,MT FAIRFIELD,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LNDD ON COUNTY ROAD.COLLIDED W GUY WIRE FM PWR LINE POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5542K
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5542KRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2013 · Bellanca 7GCBCAirframe modelBellanca 7GCBCEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5542K · 1
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