19800720036699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Gardner, WA · July 20, 1980

Date
July 20, 1980 · 21:00 local
Place
Gardner, WA
Airport
Diamond Point
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3576B
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA80FYE43
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
80 total20 in this make and model38 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.

Airplane too low and pilot blinded by sun. Struck wires short of runway on landing approach.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE TOO LOW AND PILOT BLINDED BY SUN. STRUCK WIRES SHORT OF RUNWAY ON LANDING 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.