SEA65A0057

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · 7se Clinton, MT · April 26, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 26, 1965
Place
7se Clinton, MT · 7SE CLINTON, MT
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7414PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report August 30, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179304

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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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2-0365  65/4/26    7SE CLINTON MONT    PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 712
        TIME - 1139                    N7414P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 540 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLIOT FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK AND SEVERED ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION LINES.

Aircraft

Registration
N7414P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Elliot Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.