- Date
- November 30, 1977
- Place
- Big Cedar, OK · BIG CEDAR, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8261NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771130037249A
- Case key
- 158654
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3572 77/11/30 NR.BIG CEDAR,OK PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 3910 TIME - 1230 N8261N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOISE CITY,OK MENA,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- HIT TOPS OF TREES WHILE FLYING IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT LOW ALTITUDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8261N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8261NRegistration cancelled Apr 13, 2017 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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.
Other investigations on N8261N · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA95LA207Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMt Pleasant, UTThe pilot in command's failure to maintain airspeed during climbout. Factors include wind shear and high density altitude.NTSB MKC71FCG59Accident · No injuriesClosedTrenton, MONTSB MKC71DCG38Accident · No injuriesClosedChillicothe, MO