19730520012099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA22 · Pocahontas, AR · May 20, 1973

Date
May 20, 1973
Place
Pocahontas, AR
Airport
Pocahontas
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5807D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW73FPG49
Reported as
Piper PA22
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
60 total60 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Hit lwr wire of two wire pwr line. Windshield knocked out,acft traveled straight abt 200YDS,hit gnd

As the FAA filed it

HIT LWR WIRE OF TWO WIRE PWR LINE.WINDSHIELD KNOCKED OUT,ACFT TRAVELED STRAIGHT ABT 200YDS,HIT GND

NTSB investigation

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