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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28161 · Terrell, TX · April 5, 1980

Date
April 5, 1980 · 19:15 local
Place
Terrell, TX
Airport
Denton Municipal
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1336H
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80DPD22
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
248 total57 in this make and model65 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.

Hit powerlines on low level sightseeing flight. Returned to airport. Nose wheel collapsed from wire damage.

As the FAA filed it

HIT POWERLINES ON LOW LEVEL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED FROM WIRE DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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