19850830042089A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna L-19E · Palo Pinto, TX · August 30, 1985

Date
August 30, 1985 · 17:20 local
Place
Palo Pinto, TX
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3255X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA340
Reported as
Cessna L19E
Reported engine
Continental O47015
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Struck powerlines below the dam at possum kingdom lake while buzzing the area. No mechanical malfunction found.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINES BELOW THE DAM AT POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE WHILE BUZZING THE AREA. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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