- Date
- September 3, 1967
- Place
- Blythe, CA · BLYTHE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8921RChampion 7GCA
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114233
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3275 67/9/3 BLYTHE,CALIF CHAMPION 7GCA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 726 TIME - 1435 N8921R PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. 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 FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT WAS INSPECTING STORM DAMAGE.LANDED SAFELY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8921R
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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