- Date
- January 23, 1971
- Place
- Pillager, MN · PILLAGER, MN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3569EChampion 7AC
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159838
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0641 71/1/23 PILLAGER,MINN CHAMPION 7AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 539 TIME - 1410 N3569E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANDSTONE,MINN PILLAGER,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- SKI EQPD.HIT WIRES DURG APCH FOR LDG ON FROZEN RIVER.POLES HIDDEN BY TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3569E
- Reported as
- Champion 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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