- Date
- December 17, 1976
- Place
- Brawley, CA · BRAWLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N41SBPiper J5A
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761217038509A
- Case key
- 156282
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3599 76/12/17 BRAWLEY,CA PIPER J5A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2500 TIME - 2040 N41SB PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAWLEY MUNI. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CALIPATRIA,CA BRAWLEY,CA 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 MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41SB
- Reported as
- Piper J5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Brawley Muni.
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.