- Date
- February 23, 1974
- Place
- Wilkinson, IN · WILKINSON, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3642ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740223004009A
- Case key
- 187010
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0275 74/2/23 NR.WILKINSON,IND PIPER PA-22 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 134 TIME - 1730 N3642Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIANAPOLIS,IND LOCAL 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) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD AT VERY LOW ALT.ATTITUDE MAINTAINED UNTIL ACFT STRUCK WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3642Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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