- Date
- May 26, 1974
- Place
- Hayesville, NC · HAYESVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3764WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740526019519A
- Case key
- 128141
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1843 74/5/26 NR.HAYESVILLE,NC PIPER PA-32 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1600 TIME - 1610 N3764W PX- 1 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASHEVILLE,NC ANDREWS,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- CRUISE CLNC TO ARPT WITHOUT APRVD/PRESCRIBED PROCEDURE.DESCENDED BLO MEA/MOCA WHILE IN CLOUDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3764W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.