19731206038819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-135 · Grapevine, TX · December 6, 1973

Date
December 6, 1973
Place
Grapevine, TX
Airport
Culwell Ranch
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1176C
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW74FPD31
Reported as
Piper PA22135
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,645 total0 in this make and model35 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.

Gr hit pwr lines 32 ft AGL at end of strip. Lines were unltd & unmarked.

As the FAA filed it

GR HIT PWR LINES 32 FT AGL AT END OF STRIP. LINES WERE UNLTD & UNMARKED.

NTSB investigation

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