ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288460
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| Date: | Sunday 6 June 2010 |
| Time: | 20:38 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7ECA |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9620S |
| MSN: | 58 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2352 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Northwood, North Dakota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Northwood, ND |
| Northwood, ND | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to locate and observe newborn calves on his ranch. While maneuvering at a low altitude the airplane collided with a transmission wire. He immediately made a forced landing to a nearby road, but the airplane slid off the road and impacted a ditch. The vertical stabilizer was substantially damaged during the wire strike and the fuselage and both wings were substantially damaged during the off-field landing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. The pilot held an expired student pilot certificate and did not have a current medical certificate.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the transmission wire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN10CA307
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 22:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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