- Date
- February 13, 1977
- Place
- Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N128TPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770213003089A
- Case key
- 156816
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0157 77/2/13 NR.LOUISVILLE,KY PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 494 TIME - 1415 N128T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JEFFERSONVILLE,IN LOUISVILLE,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- DAMAGE & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED. ACFT OBSERVED FLYING INTO WIRES 100FT ABOVE OHIO RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N128T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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