- Date
- February 25, 1973
- Place
- Apache Jctn, AZ · APACHE JCTN, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2915EAeronca 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730225004489A
- Case key
- 169884
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0435 73/2/25 APACHE JCTN,ARIZ AERONCA 7AC CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 28, 187 TIME - 1127 N2915E PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MESA,ARIZ APACHE JCTN,ARIZ 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 REMARKS- WAS CHECKING RD PRIOR TO LNDG.HIT WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2915E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2915E · 1
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