- Date
- April 8, 1973
- Place
- Bock, MN · BOCK, MN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7705HPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730408016789A
- Case key
- 170304
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0674 73/4/8 BOCK,MINN PIPER PA-12 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1271 TIME - 1035 N7705H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINNEAPOLIS,MINN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES ABOUT 32 FT AGL BUZZING FARM HOUSES. CONT FLT ABOUT 1/2 MI AND CRASHED IN TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7705H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.