- Date
- July 4, 1975
- Place
- Barstow, CA · BARSTOW, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7590FAeronca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750704017639A
- Case key
- 149623
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1477 75/7/4 NR.BARSTOW,CA AERONCA 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 311 TIME - 1500 N7590F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 203 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BARSTOW,CA LOCAL 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES WHILE WATCHING ROAD RACE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7590F
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7590FRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Champion 7GCBCAirframe modelChampion 7GCBCEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7590F · 1
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