- Date
- March 14, 1979
- Place
- Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7441WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790314004649A
- Case key
- 137598
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0573 79/3/14 SACRAMENTO,CA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N7441W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 38, 2118 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 32 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKLIN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SACRAMENTO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT POWER LINE NEAR APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7441W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Franklin Field
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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.