- Date
- May 10, 1970
- Place
- Baileys X-Road, VA · BAILEYS X-ROAD, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1850JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125979
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0740 70/5/10 BAILEYS X-ROAD,VA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 238 TIME - 1710 N1850J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WASH.-VIRGINIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAILEYS X-ROAD,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINES ABOUT 75 FT FROM RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1850J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wash.-Virginia
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