- Date
- July 20, 1981
- Place
- Salvo, NC · SALVO, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8391SPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810720043519A
- Case key
- 124997
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1638 81/7/20 SALVO,NC PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 72 TOTAL TIME - 1410 N8391S PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREDERICKSBURG,VA SALVO,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- WING TIP STRUCK GUY WIRE DRG LNDG ON A ROAD.NOT ENDORSED FOR X-COUNTRY FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8391S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8391SRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.