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Incident

FAA incident report · Aerosp SA316B · Livermore, CA · January 23, 1979

Date: January 23, 1979 · 18:45 local
Place: Livermore, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft: N6456
Reported as: Aerosp SA316B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,630 total1,230 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N6456Registration cancelled Nov 16, 1984 · Aerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE IIIS/N 1849 Airframe modelAerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE III

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported possible wire strike while following highway through pass trying to stay VFR.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED POSSIBLE WIRE STRIKE WHILE FOLLOWING HIGHWAY THROUGH PASS TRYING TO STAY VFR.

Other reports on N6456 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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