- Date
- September 21, 1977
- Place
- Panhandle, TX · PANHANDLE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N55337Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770921032549A
- Case key
- 145336
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3219 77/9/21 PANHANDLE,TX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1745 N55337 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 44, 630 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 200 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STAMPS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BOOKER,TX AMARILLO,TX PANHANDLE,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 90 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55337
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Stamps
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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.