- Date
- August 20, 1970
- Place
- Garner, NC · GARNER, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7590RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112624
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1390 70/8/20 GARNER,NC PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 29 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N7590R PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RALEIGH,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT NOT AUTHORIZED TO LEAVE TRAFFIC PATTERN. STRUCK PWR LINES 50 FT AGL 4 MILES FROM ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7590R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Raleigh Muni
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