- Date
- February 5, 1977
- Place
- Orofino, ID · OROFINO, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4141YBellanca 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770205001809A
- Case key
- 156805
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0144 77/2/5 OROFINO,ID BELLANCA 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 59, 74 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N4141Y PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OROFINO MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OROFINO,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- STRUCK GUARD RAIL AFTER BECOMING TANGLED IN HEADSET CORD PARTIALLY PULLING OFF HEADSET & GLASSES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4141Y
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Orofino Municipal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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