- Date
- April 1, 1975
- Place
- Medina, OH · MEDINA, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N55707Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750401015099A
- Case key
- 148094
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1248 75/4/1 MEDINA,OH PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 486 TIME - UNK/NR N55707 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEDOM FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED MEDINA,OH UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STRUCK 5/8 IN STATIC CABLE ABT 788FT SOUTH OF RWY THRESHOLD.POLES NOT LIGHTED,NO HI VIS MARKERS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55707
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Freedom Field
N55707Registration cancelled Nov 8, 2007 · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N55707 · 1
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