- Date
- May 8, 1981
- Place
- Ottumwa, IA · OTTUMWA, IA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2972WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810508022899A
- Case key
- 126311
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0958 81/5/8 NR.OTTUMWA,IA PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 208 TIME - 1125 N2972W PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTUMWA IND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRFIELD,IA ALBIA,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH WIRES OVR RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2972W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ottumwa Ind
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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