NTSB Identification: DEN84LA099.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 23978.
Accident occurred Friday, January 27, 1984 in WALL, SD
Aircraft: CHAMPION 7EC, registration: N7406B
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.THE ACFT CRASHED DURING A FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBSERVING THE PLT'S CATTLE. THE PLT STATED HE WAS 'MAKING A STEEP LEFT TURN AT ABOUT 75 FEET AND THE BOTTOM (LEFT) WING FLEW INTO A WIND SHEAR ON THE DOWNWARD SIDE OF A HILL. THE AIRPLANE SLID TO THE LEFT AND STALLED.'
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
AIRSPEED..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
WEATHER CONDITION..WINDSHEAR
Contributing Factors
PROPER ALTITUDE..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
STALL..PERFORMED..PILOT IN COMMAND
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