- Date
- January 11, 1973
- Place
- Providence Frg, VA · PROVIDENCE FRG, VA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3902ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730111000409A
- Case key
- 169661
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0281 73/1/11 PROVIDENCE FRG,VA PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 1098 TIME - 1500 N3902Z PX- 0 1 0 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHMOND,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- LOW FLT OVER RIVER. HIT PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3902Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3902ZRegistration cancelled Oct 6, 2014 · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3902Z · 1
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