19790420008719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A-135 · Casper, WY · April 20, 1979

Date
April 20, 1979 · 18:30 local
Place
Casper, WY
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8081C
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79DTC11
Reported as
Piper PA18A135
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,731 total458 in this make and model128 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.

Airplane struck powerlines and crashed. Pilot was operating airplane at a unsafe altitude.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE STRUCK POWERLINES AND CRASHED. PILOT WAS OPERATING AIRPLANE AT A UNSAFE ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N8081C · 2

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