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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Tulsa, OK · September 27, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 27, 1979
Place
Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1073XPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report November 2, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790927026709A
Case key
133469

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2519  79/9/27  NR.TULSA,OK           PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N1073X              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      28, 3046 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1454 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TULSA,OK                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDE W PWR LINE DRG GO-AROUND FROM PRACTICE FORCED LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N1073X
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tulsa Internatntl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.