- Date
- June 8, 1974
- Place
- Huntington, WV · HUNTINGTON, WV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7302FPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740608017779A
- Case key
- 125904
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1170 74/6/8 HUNTINGTON,W VA PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 863 TIME - 1630 N7302F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERT NEWLON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASHLAND,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BLOOD-ALCOHOL LEVEL 250 MG PCT.ACFT OBSVD LOW ALT FLT UNDER RR BRIDGE AND PWR LINES BFR ACDT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7302F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Robert Newlon
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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.