- Date
- October 14, 1973
- Place
- Stead, NM · STEAD, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N88240Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731014033869A
- Case key
- 188275
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3163 73/10/14 STEAD,N MEX PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 485 TIME - 1500 N88240 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCUMCARI,N MEX DALHART,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LOW PASS TO READ SIGN POST,THEN LOOKED AT ROAD MAP.ACFT HIT FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88240
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N88240Registration cancelled Mar 7, 2018 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C75 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N88240 · 1
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