- Date
- March 12, 1978
- Place
- Enumclaw, WA · ENUMCLAW, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N27LMTorro 771
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780312002849A
- Case key
- 143753
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0255 78/3/12 ENUMCLAW,WA TORRO 771 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT, AGE 42, 46 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N27LM PX- 0 0 1 OTHER HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ENUMCLAW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ENUMCLAW,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT SAID HE INADVERTENTLY BECAME AIRBORNE. NOT SIGNED OFF FOR SOLO FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27LM
- Reported as
- Torro 771
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Enumclaw
N27LMRegistration cancelled Jun 10, 2011 · Meyer TORO 77-1Airframe modelMeyer TORO 77-1Engine modelContinental 0-200 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.