- Date
- May 12, 1974
- Place
- Normangee, TX · NORMANGEE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6010HPiper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740512012179A
- Case key
- 170189
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1172 74/5/12 NORMANGEE,TEX PIPER J3C-65 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 500 TIME - 1530 N6010H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANNON PVT STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BRYAN,TEX LOCAL UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT TELFON WIRES NR APCH END OF STRIP.PIC IN REAR SEAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6010H
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shannon Pvt Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.