- Date
- December 9, 1975
- Place
- Neligh, NE · NELIGH, NE
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N42511Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751209038449A
- Case key
- 151818
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3604 75/12/9 NELIGH,NE PIPER J-3 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 1050 TIME - 1500 N42511 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 415 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NELIGH,NE LOCAL 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 FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLYING LOW OVR HILLY TRRN AND SCATTERED WOODED AREA.R SKI STRUCK TOP GND WIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42511
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- 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.