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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24 · Big Sandy, MT · August 29, 1979

Date
August 29, 1979 · 20:30 local
Place
Big Sandy, MT
Airport
Big Sandy
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5791P
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79FT124
Reported as
Piper PA24
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
126 total24 in this make and model6 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.

Struck power lines on final approach to runway. Factors: dusk and too low on approach.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWER LINES ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY. FACTORS: DUSK AND TOO LOW ON APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

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