19791215036599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3 · New Cuyama, CA · December 15, 1979

Date
December 15, 1979 · 13:00 local
Place
New Cuyama, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N71066
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FVM09
Reported as
Piper J3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
729 total564 in this make and model25 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.

Hit wires on final approach to rwy on Private strip. Wires not obstruction marked.

As the FAA filed it

HIT WIRES ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY ON PRIVATE STRIP. WIRES NOT OBSTRUCTION MARKED.

NTSB investigation

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