19790526019949A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-36-375 · Sabin, MN · May 26, 1979

Date
May 26, 1979 · 06:00 local
Place
Sabin, MN
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3958E
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79DER42
Reported as
Piper PA36375
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,820 total1,400 in this make and model60 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.

Ag pilot left home base for ag operations. Hit power lines during climbout. Visibility less than 1/2 mile.

As the FAA filed it

AG PILOT LEFT HOME BASE FOR AG OPERATIONS. HIT POWER LINES DURING CLIMBOUT. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/2 MILE.

NTSB investigation

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