- Date
- July 20, 1973
- Place
- Ironside, OR · IRONSIDE, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7259WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730720020259A
- Case key
- 189116
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2551 73/7/20 IRONSIDE,OREG PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 34, 90 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N7259W PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALE,OREG IRONSIDE,OREG 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7259W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7259WRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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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.