- Date
- March 10, 1985, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Barlow, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8778NPiper PA-28-140B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850310009189A
- Case key
- 13025
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,static
Lack of familiarity with geographic areaFactor
Light condition - sunglareFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Loss of control - in flight
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Acft owner-student plt was flying the acft accompanied by a pvt plt. During a simulated forced landing apch the acft struck static lines on a high tension installation and descended to ground impacted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8778N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2825603
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mark Mondo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 25, 1984
- Departed
- PKB · Parkersburg, WV
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 484 total · 484 in this make and model · 478 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PKB, 32 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.