- Date
- October 7, 1977
- Place
- Sweet Springs, MO · SWEET SPRINGS, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4100QPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771007030599A
- Case key
- 201262
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2331 77/10/7 NR.SWEET SPRINGS,MO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 83 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N4100Q PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 74 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION QUINCY,IL SPRINGFIELD,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 600 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES HAZE 275 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LANDING ON HIGHWAY.HIT POWERLINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4100Q
- 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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