19780330004719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Lincoln, NE · March 30, 1978

Date
March 30, 1978
Place
Lincoln, NE
Airport
Lincoln Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N56705
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC78DCJ15
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
190 total113 in this make and model2 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.

Collided with VASI light. Wind gusting to 25KTS.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH VASI LIGHT. WIND GUSTING TO 25KTS.

NTSB investigation

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