- Date
- July 15, 1971
- Place
- Thayer, IA · THAYER, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4430ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162113
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2748 71/7/15 THAYER,IOWA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 236 TIME - 0800 N4430Z PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OSCEOLA,IOWA THAYER,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT 2 WIRES ACROSS ROAD,CONSTRUCTION SITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4430Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4430ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-350 series
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