- Date
- October 6, 1980
- Place
- Blackfoot, ID · BLACKFOOT, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N15442Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801006057469A
- Case key
- 128442
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2649 80/10/6 BLACKFOOT,ID PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 563 TIME - 0930 N15442 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACKFOOT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLACKFOOT,ID AMERICAN FALLS,ID 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 FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE ON HIS FARM,CONT FLT TO DEST. FURTHER DMG ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15442
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blackfoot
N15442Registered now · Piper PA-28-235Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N15442 · 1
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