- Date
- July 7, 1979
- Place
- St.Paul, MN · ST.PAUL, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4324EPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790707036559A
- Case key
- 133812
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3837 79/7/7 ST.PAUL,MN PIPER PA-38 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 27 TOTAL TIME - 1615 N4324E PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST PAUL DOWNTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.PAUL,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FIRST SOLO FLIGHT.COLLIDED W UTILITY POLE & WIRE DRG FORCED LNDG.FUEL SEL PSND TO EMPTY TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4324E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- St Paul Downtown
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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.