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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 18* · Ohatchee, AL · November 2, 1981

Date
November 2, 1981 · 15:10 local
Place
Ohatchee, AL
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16139
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FKJ05
Reported as
Beech 18*
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,110 total1,100 in this make and model291 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On air taxi cargo flight with class b explosives. Flew over dam and river. Struck powerline. Landed at airport.

As the FAA filed it

ON AIR TAXI CARGO FLIGHT WITH CLASS B EXPLOSIVES. FLEW OVER DAM AND RIVER. STRUCK POWERLINE. LANDED AT AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.