- Date
- April 22, 1979
- Place
- Poyntelle, PA · POYNTELLE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3295EAeronca 11AC
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136042
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0900 79/4/22 POYNTELLE,PA AERONCA 11AC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 713 TIME - 1355 N3295E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 370 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MULLIGAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HONESDALE,PA POYNTELLE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STRUCK UNMARKED POWER LINES AT END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3295E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mulligan
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