SEA66F0091

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA28 · Blackfoot, ID · August 10, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1965
Place
Blackfoot, ID · BLACKFOOT, ID
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N5267WPiper PA28
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177215

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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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2-0502  65/8/10    BLACKFOOT ID        PIPER PA28          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 502
        TIME - 0940                    N5267W              PX-  0  1  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PILOT SURVEYING POTATOES FIELD

Aircraft

Registration
N5267W
Reported as
Piper PA28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.