- Date
- August 5, 1976
- Place
- Summerton, SC · SUMMERTON, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1139TPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760805023759A
- Case key
- 155248
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2712 76/8/5 SUMMERTON,SC PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 1250 TIME - 1150 N1139T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAYSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUMMERTON,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- POWER LINES LOCATED ABOUT 700 FT FROM END OF RWY 30FT ABOVE GROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1139T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Grayson
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.