19790314004709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Denver City, TX · March 14, 1979

Date
March 14, 1979 · 15:30 local
Place
Denver City, TX
Airport
Denver City
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N777RG
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FQG26
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,663 total178 in this make and model86 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Aircraft struck radio tower on base leg. Landed safely. Damaged right wing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK RADIO TOWER ON BASE LEG. LANDED SAFELY. DAMAGED RIGHT WING.

NTSB investigation

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