19790317004869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Mcdonald, TN · March 17, 1979

Date
March 17, 1979 · 11:56 local
Place
Mcdonald, TN
Phase of flight
Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8517F
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FKW08
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,060 total250 in this make and model190 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.

Aircraft with student and flight instructor struck powerline ground wire during simulated forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WITH STUDENT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STRUCK POWERLINE GROUND WIRE DURING SIMULATED FORCED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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