- Date
- June 7, 1970
- Place
- Lebec, CA · LEBEC, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3738Amer Eagle 101
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 124488
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2462 70/6/7 NR.LEBEC,CALIF AMER EAGLE 101 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1345 N3738 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 51, 26000 TOTAL HOURS, 50 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DELANO,CALIF SANTA PAULA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FLYING UP VALLEY,HIT WIRES STRUNG HILL TOP TO HILL TOP.NOT SHOWN ON NAV CHARTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3738
- Reported as
- Amer Eagle 101
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3738Registered now · American Eagle 101Airframe modelAmerican Eagle 101Engine modelWright CURTISS OX5
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