- Date
- May 31, 1980
- Place
- Safford, AZ · SAFFORD, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9641SCitabria 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800531019869A
- Case key
- 130545
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2563 80/5/31 NR.SAFFORD,AZ CITABRIA 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 350 TIME - 0810 N9641S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAFFORD,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT STATED ATTN DIVERTED TO VEHICLE ON GROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9641S
- Reported as
- Citabria 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9641SRegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2018 · Champion 7GCBCAirframe modelChampion 7GCBCEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9641S · 1
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