- Date
- December 6, 1973
- Place
- Grapevine, TX · GRAPEVINE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1176CPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731206038819A
- Case key
- 187673
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3594 73/12/6 GRAPEVINE,TEX PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1756 N1176C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 29, 3645 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CULWELL RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAPEVINE,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- GR HIT PWR LINES 32 FT AGL AT END OF STRIP. LINES WERE UNLTD & UNMARKED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1176C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Culwell Ranch
N1176CRegistration cancelled Jan 21, 2011 · Piper PA-22-135Airframe modelPiper PA-22-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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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.