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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Zephyrhills, FL · November 16, 1981

Date
November 16, 1981 · 18:09 local
Place
Zephyrhills, FL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5738Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA82FLD07
Reported as
Piper PA22108
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
281 total44 in this make and model281 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Too low on final. Struck power pole short of runway. Pole unlit, dark night, pilot misjudgment.

As the FAA filed it

TOO LOW ON FINAL. STRUCK POWER POLE SHORT OF RUNWAY. POLE UNLIT, DARK NIGHT, PILOT MISJUDGMENT.

NTSB investigation

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