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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper 601PSMITH · East St Louis, IL · June 22, 1979

Date
June 22, 1979 · 22:51 local
Place
East St Louis, IL
Airport
Bi-State
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9808Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FCA04
Reported as
Piper 601PSMITH
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,950 total60 in this make and model181 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.

Acft prop hit wires during night initial climb. Pilot elected to land to check damage,hard landing damaged aircraft

As the FAA filed it

ACFT PROP HIT WIRES DURING NIGHT INITIAL CLIMB. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND TO CHECK DAMAGE,HARD LANDING DAMAGED AIRCRAFT

NTSB investigation

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