- Date
- June 1, 1981
- Place
- Dallas, SD · DALLAS, SD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3914ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810601031439A
- Case key
- 125323
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3323 81/6/1 NR.DALLAS,SD PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 286 TIME - 1800 N3914Z PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREGORY,SD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LNS OVR ROAD.FND TRACE OF COCAINE IN PLT'S URINE.MARIJUANA/COCAINE FND IN PLT'S CLOTHES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3914Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3914ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3914Z · 1
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