- Date
- July 3, 1984, 13:02 local (18:02 UTC)
- Place
- Port St. Joe, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4980LPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840703029669A
- Case key
- 31154
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on final apch to land at a private arpt, the acft collided with power lines near the apch end of the rwy. The plt stated that he did not see the power lines until just prior to impact. He attempted to fly under the lines, but the vertical stabilizer of the acft struck the wires. The acft then crashed uncontrolled on the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4980L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 284355
- Airframe hours
- 3,260
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James B. Davis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 27, 1983 · 231 hours before
- Departed
- BTR · Babins, LA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Jones Homestead, runway 18, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 73 total · 16 in this make and model · 37 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TLH, 41 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.