- Date
- August 29, 1972
- Place
- Alma, GA · ALMA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N95391Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168481
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3241 72/8/29 ALMA,GA PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1930 N95391 PX- 1 0 1 DUAL AGE 29, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BACON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALMA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- HIT TELFON WIRES LCTD APRX 700FT FRM RWY THRESHOLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95391
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bacon County
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