- Date
- December 15, 1979
- Place
- New Cuyana, CA · NEW CUYANA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N71066Piper J-3C
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791215036599A
- Case key
- 132691
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3514 79/12/15 NEW CUYANA,CA PIPER J-3C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 729 TIME - 1300 N71066 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 564 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SANTA PAULA,CA SANTA PAULA,CA TAFT,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
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71066
- Reported as
- Piper J-3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N71066Registration cancelled Sep 17, 2013 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N71066 · 1
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