19790325010129A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Univac GC-1B · Parker, AZ · March 25, 1979

Date
March 25, 1979 · 10:30 local
Place
Parker, AZ
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N78233
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FA037
Reported as
Univac GC1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
80 total68 in this make and model0 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 struck high tension wire during low level operation. Crashed into water.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK HIGH TENSION WIRE DURING LOW LEVEL OPERATION. CRASHED INTO WATER.

NTSB investigation

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