- Date
- September 2, 1971
- Place
- Wingina, VA · WINGINA, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4699JPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162721
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4163 71/9/2 WINGINA,VA PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0950 N4699J PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 30, 1863 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 207 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,DC LYNCHBURG,VA 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 FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE ACROSS JAMES RIVER.LANDED IN FARM FIELD W/O FURTHER DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4699J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4699JRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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