- Date
- October 9, 1970
- Place
- Portland, OR · PORTLAND, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5004SPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164765
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1638 70/10/9 PORTLAND,OREG PIPER PA-28R CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 135 TIME - 1027 N5004S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAN JOSE,CALIF PORTLAND,OREG ALBANY,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRUCK 555 FT TV TOWER ABOUT 75 FT BELOW TOP APPROX 1540 FT MSL. SCTD CLDS ABOUT 1500 FT MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5004S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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