- Date
- October 16, 1978
- Place
- Columbia, SC · COLUMBIA, SC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6927JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781016032779A
- Case key
- 139037
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3166 78/10/16 COLUMBIA,SC PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1553 TIME - 1720 N6927J PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBIA,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ACFT LANDED SAFELY AFTER COLLIDING WITH POWERLTNE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6927J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6927JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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