- Date
- February 6, 1971
- Place
- Lytle, TX · LYTLE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1414Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159832
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0636 71/2/6 LYTLE,TEX PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1855 N1414 PX- 0 0 1 FERRY AGE 32, 8047 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CARROLL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEVINE,TEX LYTLE,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TWILIGHT,HIT POLE DRG APCH TO UNLGTD FARM STRIP DRG TWILIGHT CONDS.NO LDG LGT ON ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1414
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Carroll
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