ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40363
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| Date: | Thursday 22 February 1996 |
| Time: | 15:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Perham, Jeffrey E. |
| Registration: | N75772 |
| MSN: | 13561 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Continental A65 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elk Grove, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , CA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane struck one of three 340-foot-high radio transmission towers about 37 feet from the top. The airplane had departed the pilot's private ranch airstrip located about 1.28 nautical miles southeast of the tower minutes before the accident. The towers are depicted on the aeronautical sectional chart, and were marked as an obstruction to air navigation with alternate sections of aviation orange and aviation white paint.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to see and avoid the obstruction.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96FA120
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 08:04 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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