- Date
- November 6, 1968
- Place
- Benson, AZ · BENSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4129ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107680
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4385 68/11/6 BENSON,ARIZ PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 4600 TIME - 0950 N4129Z PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 854 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CASCABEL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STRUCK 60 FT HIGH PHONE LINE. UNATTENDED STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4129Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cascabel
N4129ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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