Wirestrike Accident Piper J3C Cub N92032, Thursday 8 December 1966
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Date:Thursday 8 December 1966
Time:12:42
Type:Silhouette image of generic J3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper J3C Cub
Owner/operator:Palomar Aviation
Registration: N92032
MSN: 16455
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Carlsbad, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
aircraft struck and severed 2 power cables that cross95 ft above floor of a ravine and blo ravine crest

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: LAX67A0057
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
04-Aug-2019 10:47 A.J.Scholten Updated [Cn, ]

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