- Date
- October 12, 1979
- Place
- Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7897HPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791012028199A
- Case key
- 133085
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3253 79/10/12 FARMINGTON,NM PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 835 TIME - 1823 N7897H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGTON,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- ABORTED LDG ON ROAD,ONCOMING CAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7897H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7897HRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Piper PA-12Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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