- Date
- December 25, 1970
- Place
- Chadbourn, NC · CHADBOURN, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8774MBeech A-23
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159303
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2478 70/12/25 NR.CHADBOURN,NC BEECH A-23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 300 TIME - 1004 N8774M PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHADBOURN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHADBOURN,NC WINSTON-SALEM,NC 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 TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LOW PASS OVER UNFINISHED ROAD BED,VERT STABLIZER HIT WIRE APRX 3OFT ABOVE GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8774M
- Reported as
- Beech A-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chadbourn
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