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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Bend, OR · August 28, 1981

Date
August 28, 1981 · 08:20 local
Place
Bend, OR
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7621H
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA81FYK17
Reported as
Piper PA12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
830 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Struck powerline on wide, low landing pattern. Made abrupt descending turn prior impact. Low altitude unexplained.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINE ON WIDE, LOW LANDING PATTERN. MADE ABRUPT DESCENDING TURN PRIOR IMPACT. LOW ALTITUDE UNEXPLAINED.

NTSB investigation

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