- Date
- December 4, 1983, 10:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Pawnee, OK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4579ZPiper PA-22-108
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831204059709A
- Case key
- 21092
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Analysis
The acft collided with a guy wire on a micro-wave tower during flt in IMC weather. The plt had not received a weather briefing prior to takeoff and after encountering low ceilings the plt attempted to fly along a highway at low alt. The right wing of the acft struck a guy wire about 50 ft AGL. The acft then crashed and both occupants were fatally injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4579Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-8088
- Airframe hours
- 4,962
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1B, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fred C. Cheers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 29, 1983 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- H97 · Pawnee, OK
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUL, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4579Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.