- Date
- November 13, 1966
- Place
- Whiteville, TN · WHITEVILLE, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4585RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120574
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0849 66/11/13 NR.WHITEVILLE TENN PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 11 TOTAL TIME - 1615 N4585R PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK TREES 83 FEET HIGH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4585R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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