- Date
- December 25, 1976
- Place
- Kadoka, SD · KADOKA, SD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2943RPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761225040209A
- Case key
- 156267
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3681 76/12/25 KADOKA,SD PIPER PA-28R CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 211 TIME - 1210 N2943R PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DENVER,CO KADOKA,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRUCK 40 FT HIGH POWER LINE OVER INTERSTATE HIGHWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2943R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- 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.