- Date
- June 14, 1971
- Place
- Washington, WV · WASHINGTON, WV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1820GChampion 7GCAA
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162000
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2025 71/6/14 WASHINGTON,W VA CHAMPION 7GCAA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 363 TIME - 1230 N1820G PX- 0 0 1 AERIAL SURVEY TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 1500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS HAZE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CHECKING FOR DISEASED TREES FLYING ON DOWN WIND SIDE OF RIDGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1820G
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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