- Date
- March 16, 1978
- Place
- Sn Jun Batsta, CA · SN JUN BATSTA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N63378Boeing A75
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780316003759A
- Case key
- 142563
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0335 78/3/16 NR.SN JUN BATSTA,CA BOEING A75 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 485 TIME - 1730 N63378 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATSONVILLE,CA 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 FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES WHILE PRACTICING AN EMERGENCY LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63378
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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