- Date
- August 17, 1974
- Place
- Newman, CA · NEWMAN, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7584EChampion 7FC
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740817031289A
- Case key
- 136896
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2719 74/8/17 NEWMAN,CALIF CHAMPION 7FC CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 1673 TIME - 0953 N7584E PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 494 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ATWOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOLLISTER,CALIF NEWMAN,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ACFT HIT PWR LINES ON LONG STRAIGHT IN APCH TO UNFAMILIAR ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7584E
- Reported as
- Champion 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Atwood
N7584ERegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2013 · Champion 7FCAirframe modelChampion 7FCEngine modelContinental C90 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7584E · 1
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