ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177305
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| Date: | Friday 26 June 2015 |
| Time: | 07:00 |
| Type: |  Zenith CH-701 |
| Owner/operator: | Grandpre Randall W |
| Registration: | N70WG |
| MSN: | 7-4823 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 315 hours |
| Engine model: | Viking HF-110 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SW of Quincy Municipal Airport (80T), Quincy, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Quincy, WA |
| Kellogg, ID (S83) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll on a gravel road, he failed to see a low hanging tree branch that the airplane collided with. The airplane veered off the road to the left and impacted an embankment that bordered the road. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right side of the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate selection of a take-off area, resulting in a collision with obstacles and a loss of directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=70WG
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2015 16:27 | Geno | Added |
| 26-Jun-2015 16:43 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 13:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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