- Date
- September 25, 1979
- Place
- Madrid, IA · MADRID, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N98602Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790925024019A
- Case key
- 133530
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2767 79/9/25 MADRID,IA PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2750 TIME - 1830 N98602 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS CENTER,IA MADRID,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT HIGH POWER LINES.SPRAY AIRCRAFT,MOSQUITO CONTROL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98602
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.