- Date
- April 6, 1980
- Place
- Syringa, VA · SYRINGA, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3863ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800406013019A
- Case key
- 131056
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0258 80/4/6 SYRINGA,VA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 808 TIME - 1030 N3863Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMMELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SYRINGA,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3863Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hummell
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.