- Date
- August 22, 1981
- Place
- Grubbs, AR · GRUBBS, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9331TPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810822051729A
- Case key
- 125035
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1688 81/8/22 GRUBBS,AR PIPER PA-38 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 23 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N9331T PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWPORT,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS 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- STRUCK PWR LNS WHILE WATCHING TRUCK ON NRBY ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9331T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9331TRegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2013 · Piper PA-38-112Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9331T · 1
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