- Date
- January 26, 1974
- Place
- Canyon, TX · CANYON, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N80404Beech 35
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740126005329A
- Case key
- 186935
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0366 74/1/26 CANYON,TEX BEECH 35 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1353 TIME - 1112 N80404 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUBBOCK,TEX CANYON,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK WIRES 40FT ABOVE HIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80404
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.