MKC70F0263

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Beaumont, KS · November 9, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 9, 1969
Place
Beaumont, KS · BEAUMONT, KS
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5257LPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report May 23, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
150142

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4377   69/11/9   BEAUMONT,KANS       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 240
        TIME - 1245                    N5257L              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUMONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONCA CITY,OKLA             BEAUMONT,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N5257L
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Beaumont

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.