- Date
- October 22, 1974
- Place
- Bishop, CA · BISHOP, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4062RPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report December 26, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741022038959A
- Case key
- 143037
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3659 74/10/22 NR.BISHOP,CALIF PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 57 TOTAL TIME - 1750 N4062R PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAKERSFIELD,CALIF BISHOP,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FLD NOTAMED CLOSED AFTER DARK.NO RWY LTG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4062R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bishop
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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.