- Date
- August 21, 1978
- Place
- Thomasville, PA · THOMASVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N652FLPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780821028089A
- Case key
- 139853
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3073 78/8/21 THOMASVILLE,PA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 61 TOTAL TIME - 2020 N652FL PX- 0 0 0 CHECK HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THOMASVILLE,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N652FL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N652FLRegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2014 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.
Other investigations on N652FL · 1
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