- Date
- April 21, 1971
- Place
- Sylvania, GA · SYLVANIA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1658GChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report February 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160756
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2366 71/4/21 SYLVANIA,GA CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 131 TIME - 0700 N1658G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLANTATION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAMPTON,SC SYLVANIA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- CHECKING ROAD FOR LDG.ARPT AVAILABLE WITHIN 1 MILE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1658G
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Plantation