- Date
- June 7, 1972
- Place
- Hermiston, OR · HERMISTON, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7698BBellanca 1419-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166857
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2170 72/6/7 HERMISTON,OREG BELLANCA 1419-2 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 8000 TIME - 1525 N7698B PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 356 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PENDELTON,OREG HERMISTON,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SMOKE IN COCKPIT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- UN CONT FLT TO ARPT DUE FIRE CAUSED BY HITTING WIRES.CRASH LNDD,ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7698B
- Reported as
- Bellanca 1419-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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