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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Harper Ferry, WV · June 7, 1974

Date
June 7, 1974
Place
Harper Ferry, WV
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9979W
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74AI067
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Thick fog obsvd in area. Acft hit support cable for 249FT twr on mtn 1510FT MSL.cable bkn 200FT AGL

As the FAA filed it

THICK FOG OBSVD IN AREA.ACFT HIT SUPPORT CABLE FOR 249FT TWR ON MTN 1510FT MSL.CABLE BKN 200FT AGL

NTSB investigation

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