19801018057089A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Houston, TX · October 18, 1980

Date
October 18, 1980 · 01:50 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Wm. P. Hobby
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4859P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FRA03
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.

Struck power lines trying to stay under low ceiling approaching destination evidence of marijuana in airplane.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWER LINES TRYING TO STAY UNDER LOW CEILING APPROACHING DESTINATION EVIDENCE OF MARIJUANA IN AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

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