- Date
- October 3, 1976
- Place
- Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- HI-271Piper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201378
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0017 76/10/3 CHARLOTTE,NC PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0730 HI-271 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 34, 1840 TOTAL HOURS, 110 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HIGH POINT,NC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CHARLOTTE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DRG TKOF FM GRAVEL RD,R WING STRUCK GUY WIRE TO A TELEPHONE POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HI-271
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage