- Date
- August 23, 1976
- Place
- Clarksdale, MS · CLARKSDALE, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4889PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760823035859A
- Case key
- 155600
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3416 76/8/23 CLARKSDALE,MS PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2230 N4889P PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC 53, 12350 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLARKSDALE,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT UNLIT 199.8 FT TWR AND HOUSE. INSECT CONTROL FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4889P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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