- Date
- August 1, 1977
- Place
- Valparaiso, IN · VALPARAISO, IN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N278STurner T-40A
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770801031619A
- Case key
- 146067
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3146 77/8/1 VALPARAISO,IN TURNER T-40A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 435 TIME - 1310 N278S PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FINDLAY,OH VALPARAISO,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N278S
- Reported as
- Turner T-40A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Porter County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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