19841209075909A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Gig Harbor, WA · December 9, 1984

Date
December 9, 1984 · 05:17 local
Place
Gig Harbor, WA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2104D
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85FA028
Reported as
Piper PA44180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360E1A6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
414 total20 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Attempted VFR approach to tacoma industrial airport in very poor weather. Struck high power transmission lines.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED VFR APPROACH TO TACOMA INDUSTRIAL AIRPORT IN VERY POOR WEATHER. STRUCK HIGH POWER TRANSMISSION LINES.

NTSB investigation

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