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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J5A · Cullman, AL · June 7, 1980

Date
June 7, 1980 · 20:05 local
Place
Cullman, AL
Phase of flight
Sfl Go Around
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N50674
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80FKJ12
Reported as
Piper J5A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
243 total5 in this make and model72 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.

Practice approach to emergency landing. Conducted too low, saw wires, hit ground trying to go under wires.

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICE APPROACH TO EMERGENCY LANDING. CONDUCTED TOO LOW, SAW WIRES, HIT GROUND TRYING TO GO UNDER WIRES.

NTSB investigation

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