- Date
- November 16, 1971
- Place
- Montgomery, AL · MONTGOMERY, AL
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8660NPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164440
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3509 71/11/16 MONTGOMERY,ALA PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 256 TIME - 1850 N8660N PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DANNELLY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHARLOTTE,NC LAKE CHARLES,LA MONTGOMERY,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OBSTRUCTION LIGHTING REMARKS- TAXIED L OFF LTD TAXIWAY DUE ONCOMING ACFT. WG HIT UNLGTD POLES 2 FT OFF RAMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8660N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dannelly
N8660NRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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