- Date
- April 21, 1977
- Place
- Hindsville, AR · HINDSVILLE, AR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N38702Piper J5A
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770421007409A
- Case key
- 157674
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0466 77/4/21 HINDSVILLE,AR PIPER J5A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 64 TOTAL TIME - 1720 N38702 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLARKSVILLE,AR SPRINGDALE,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: BRACING WIRES,STRUTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38702
- Reported as
- Piper J5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N38702Registration cancelled Feb 9, 2016 · Piper J5AAirframe modelPiper J5AEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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