- Date
- July 8, 1971
- Place
- El Indio, TX · EL INDIO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4847SPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162177
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1307 71/7/8 EL INDIO,TEX PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 4041 TIME - 1715 N4847S PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL INDIO,TEX EAGLE PASS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT WAS LOOKING AT CATTLE HE HAD JUST BOUGHT. HIT WIRES 50 FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4847S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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