- Date
- August 11, 1974
- Place
- Meridan, KS · MERIDAN, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5125WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740811025339A
- Case key
- 134553
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2202 74/8/11 MERIDAN,KANS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 800 TIME - 1750 N5125W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERIDAN,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5125W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5125WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-160Airframe modelPiper PA-28-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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