- Date
- August 18, 1973
- Place
- Intl Falls, MN · INTL FALLS, MN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5415HPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730818042789A
- Case key
- 188767
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4109 73/8/18 INTL FALLS,MINN PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 169 TIME - 0930 N5415H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INTL FALLS,MINN LOCAL 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD ACFT-STRUCK WIRES DRG APCH TO LNDG ON LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5415H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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