- Date
- November 22, 1969
- Place
- Midville, GA · MIDVILLE, GA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8508EChampion 7FC
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149285
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3658 69/11/22 MIDVILLE,GA CHAMPION 7FC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 49, 110 TIME - 2200 N8508E PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDVILLE,GA MIDVILLE,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRUCK TREE,CHIMNEY AND TV ANTENNA. BLOOD SAMPLE UNSATISFACTORY FOR VALID TEST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8508E
- Reported as
- Champion 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8508ERegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2019 · Champion 7FCAirframe modelChampion 7FCEngine modelContinental C90 series
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