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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · St Thomas, MO · February 10, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 10, 1975
Place
St Thomas, MO · ST THOMAS, MO
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N41717Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 6, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750210002479A
Case key
147399

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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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3-0232  75/2/10    ST THOMAS,MO        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1516                    N41717              PX-  2  0  0  OTHER                     AGE 30, 3581 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEFFERSON CITY,MO          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- EAGLES WINTER NESTING SURVEY.PILOT NOT RCVRD WITH ACFT WRECKAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N41717
Reported as
Piper PA-28
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.