- Date
- August 24, 1974
- Place
- Vina, CA · VINA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4312CChampion 7EC
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740824028689A
- Case key
- 134325
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2627 74/8/24 VINA,CALIF CHAMPION 7EC CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, UNK/NR TIME - 1510 N4312C PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICO,CALIF CORNING,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BUZZING PARENTS HOME. DR STATED OCCUPANTS HAD BEEN DRINKING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4312C
- Reported as
- Champion 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.