- Date
- November 21, 1979
- Place
- Aventon, NC · AVENTON, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9310TPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report December 31, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791121031069A
- Case key
- 133540
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2795 79/11/21 AVENTON,NC PIPER PA-38 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 44, 28 TOTAL TIME - 1645 N9310T PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKY MOUNT,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- LOW PASS OVER FAMILY OWNED MARKET.STRUCK ANTENNA TOWER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9310T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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