- Date
- May 18, 1969
- Place
- Keller, TX · KELLER, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3229WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 186779
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1099 69/5/18 KELLER,TEX PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N3229W PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 26, 3550 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 120 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED APRX 20 FT AGL APPROACHING PWR LINES.ABRUPT PULLUP.HIT WIRES ON RECOVERY ATTEMPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3229W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3229WRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2025 · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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