- Date
- August 28, 1969
- Place
- Pella, IA · PELLA, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7752Fournier RF-4D
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155110
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3800 69/8/28 PELLA,IOWA FOURNIER RF-4D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 930 TIME - 1630 N7752 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PELLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OTTUMWA,IOWA DES MOINES,IOWA 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) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- POWERED GLIDER STRUCK POWERLINE 30 FT AGL.PROP BLADE SEPARATED.STRUCK PHONE WIRES TRYING TO LAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7752
- Reported as
- Fournier RF-4D
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pella
N7752Registration cancelled Apr 23, 1991 · Sportavia-Putzer FOURNIER R.F.4.DAirframe modelSportavia-Putzer FOURNIER R.F.4.D
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Other investigations on N7752 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.