- Date
- July 18, 1976
- Place
- Wickenburg, AZ · WICKENBURG, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N81474Champion 7BCM
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760718021439A
- Case key
- 154556
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1546 76/7/18 WICKENBURG,AZ CHAMPION 7BCM CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 2504 TIME - 1930 N81474 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WICKENBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICKENBURG,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE 40 FT ABV ROAD JUST BFOR SUNSET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81474
- Reported as
- Champion 7BCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wickenburg
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N81474 · 2
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