19791201033369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-135 · Colusa, CA · December 1, 1979

Date
December 1, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place
Colusa, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2663A
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DVG08
Reported as
Piper PA18135
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
433 total412 in this make and model24 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.

Pilot was flying low inspecting fences. Hit a power line.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FLYING LOW INSPECTING FENCES. HIT A POWER LINE.

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 N2663A · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.