- Date
- August 30, 1981
- Place
- Texhoma, OK · TEXHOMA, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5792FPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810830052739A
- Case key
- 125108
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1770 81/8/30 TEXHOMA,OK PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 85 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N5792F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PASTURE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TEXHOMA,OK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 98 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 200 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- STRUCK ANCHOR CABLE TO PWR LN POLE.D/A APRX 6900FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5792F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pasture
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5792F · 2
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