- Date
- April 28, 1977
- Place
- Lake City, FL · LAKE CITY, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9ZMolino PIK-20
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770428008219A
- Case key
- 152459
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0708 77/4/28 NR.LAKE CITY,FL MOLINO PIK-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 3270 TIME - 1830 N9Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 156 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FL MADISON,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH A CROSS COUNTRY SOARING SOCIETY BENCH-MARK.HIT WIRES BEHIND TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9Z
- Reported as
- Molino PIK-20
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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