- Date
- May 23, 1971
- Place
- Springfield, OR · SPRINGFIELD, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2129APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162264
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3778 71/5/23 SPRINGFIELD,OREG PIPER PA-22 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 279 TIME - 1340 N2129A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HILLSBORO,OREG SPRINGFIELD,OREG 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 FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLEW INTO PWR CABLES STRUNG ACROSS SMALL VALLEY 148 FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2129A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Springfield
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