- Date
- July 21, 1972
- Place
- Charltte Amlie, VI · CHARLTTE AMLIE, VI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7627LLake LA-4
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163276
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2462 72/7/21 CHARLTTE AMLIE,VI LAKE LA-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1278 TIME - 1325 N7627L PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 428 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLTTE AMLIE,VI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES 35 FT AGL WHILE DRAGGING PROSPECTIVE LDG SITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7627L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7627LRegistration cancelled Aug 28, 2013 · Lake LA-4Airframe modelLake LA-4Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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