- Date
- April 27, 1979
- Place
- Snowflake, AZ · SNOWFLAKE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5694PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790427022829A
- Case key
- 135916
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1825 79/4/27 SNOWFLAKE,AZ PIPER PA-24 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 425 TIME - 1800 N5694P PX- 0 3 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OGALLALA,NE PHOENIX,AZ DENVER,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5694P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.