- Date
- September 20, 1969
- Place
- Menifee, AR · MENIFEE, AR
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2607EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158515
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2657 69/9/20 MENIFEE,ARK AERONCA 7AC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 200 TIME - 0800 N2607E PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MENIFEE,ARK MENIFEE,ARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- STRUCK 50 FT POWERLINE.WATCHING TRAFFIC ON HIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2607E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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