19730318010729A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28R200 · Orlando, FL · March 18, 1973

Date
March 18, 1973
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Herndon
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5785F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA73FLD63
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
619 total122 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hit gnd wire abv telephone wires aprx 1/2MI n of arpt. No eng malfunction found.

As the FAA filed it

HIT GND WIRE ABV TELEPHONE WIRES APRX 1/2MI N OF ARPT. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.