- Date
- June 27, 1978
- Place
- Paullina, IA · PAULLINA, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5276SPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780627014969A
- Case key
- 141365
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1678 78/6/27 PAULLINA,IA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 16 TOTAL TIME - 2030 N5276S PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHEROKEE,IA 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 PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT REMARKS- PRACTICING MANEUVERS AT LOW ALT.HIT WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5276S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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