NYC80DHD19

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Rehoboth, DE · July 4, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1980
Place
Rehoboth, DE · REHOBOTH, DE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7576HPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report August 20, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800704032039A
Case key
130380

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0816   80/7/4    REHOBOTH,DE         PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 850
        TIME - 1230                    N7576H              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REHOBOTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REHOBOTH,DE                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- GRAPNEL BOUNCED OVR LDG GR DRG PICKUP ENTANGLING TOW LINE.UN RELEASE BANNER,DUG IN TURF DRG LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N7576H
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rehoboth

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N7576H · 1

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