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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Wamego, KS · November 20, 1982

Date: November 20, 1982 · 09:10 local
Place: Wamego, KS
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3599E
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC83FA024
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 60 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N3599ERegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2013 · Cessna 172NS/N 17271602 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Struck powerlines while flying 40 feet above river. Crashed into river. Injured pilot succumbed from drowning.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINES WHILE FLYING 40 FEET ABOVE RIVER. CRASHED INTO RIVER. INJURED PILOT SUCCUMBED FROM DROWNING.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB MKC83FA024Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWamego, KSA witness observed the acft flying low along the Kansas river for about 2 mi just before the accident. He stated that the acft was flying below the tops of trees bordering the river. The two lower strands of a power line, which crosses the river, were found…Nov 20, 1982 · Destroyed

Other reports on N3599E · 1

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

Incident 19790731014289IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Manhattan, KSLeft gear failed after landing, cause undetermined.Jul 31, 1979 · Minor damage