- Date
- December 27, 1970
- Place
- Ripon, CA · RIPON, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3956EAeronca 11-BC
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159605
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4520 70/12/27 RIPON,CALIF AERONCA 11-BC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 458 TIME - 1652 N3956E PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 187 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALIDA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- DRG 2ND PASS OVR FAMILY,ACFT HIT WIRES. D.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3956E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11-BC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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