- Date
- September 12, 1972
- Place
- Seminole, FL · SEMINOLE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9866WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168781
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3998 72/9/12 SEMINOLE,FLA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1645 N9866W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 27, 2342 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 284 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE SEMINOLE COU DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.PETERSBURG,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- WG HIT COW WHILE CLEARING CATTLE FROM RWY.CONT FLT TO HOME BASE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9866W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Seminole Cou
N9866WRegistration cancelled Dec 1, 2014 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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