# NTSB LAX76AL088: Champion 7BCM, N81474, Wickenburg, AZ, July 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1976
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ · WICKENBURG, AZ
- Location: 33.9858° N, 112.7683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wickenburg, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9858&lon=-112.7683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL088

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81474-1977-07-18), registration cancelled 1977-07-18, S/N 7AC-92 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wickenburg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760718021439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760718021439A), Jul 18, 1976: Blanca 7AC, Wickenburg, AZ, Substantial damage. Hit pwr line 40 ft abv road just bfor sunset.

## Other investigations on N81474 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX68D0209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0209), Nov 6, 1967: Aeronca 7AC (N81474), Cave Creek, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN65F0059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65F0059), Apr 19, 1965: Champion 7BCM (N81474), Afton, WY, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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