- Date
- June 14, 1970
- Place
- Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7546FChampion 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118719
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2573 70/6/14 ADELANTO,CALIF CHAMPION 7KCAB CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1020 N7546F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 39, 8028 TOTAL HOURS, 3 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MIRAGE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOS ANGELES,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES APRX 27FT AGL.PHOTOGRAPHING MOTORCYCLE RACE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7546F
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- El Mirage Field
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