- Date
- October 15, 1972
- Place
- Comstock, TX · COMSTOCK, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8018NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168892
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3490 72/10/15 COMSTOCK,TEX PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N8018N PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 50, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANTONIO,TEX PRESIDIO,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- DESCND BLO CANYON WALLS,HIT WIRES ABOUT 260 FT ABOVE RIVER. ACFT SANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8018N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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