- Date
- July 31, 1981
- Place
- Mcfarland, CA · MCFARLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9918PPiper PA-36
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810731046589A
- Case key
- 123866
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2383 81/7/31 NR.MCFARLAND,CA PIPER PA-36 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 12000 TIME - 0710 N9918P PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DELANO,CA SHAFTER,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LN WHILE CKG A FLD TO BE WORKED LATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9918P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9918PRegistration cancelled May 30, 2013 · Piper PA-36-285Airframe modelPiper PA-36-285Engine modelContinental 6-285-A
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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.