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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Sierraville, CA · July 16, 1979

Date
July 16, 1979 · 10:00 local
Place
Sierraville, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2404P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FXQ22
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total700 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was trying to land on a 1000 ft strip surrounded by wires. Made a go-around, hit wire.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS TRYING TO LAND ON A 1000 FT STRIP SURROUNDED BY WIRES. MADE A GO-AROUND, HIT WIRE.

NTSB investigation

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