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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna T210N · Bullhead City, AZ · July 12, 1986

Date
July 12, 1986 · 21:25 local
Place
Bullhead City, AZ
Airport
Bullhead-Laughlin
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5534Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86FA288
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520R
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total1 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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The aircraft hit powerlines during a night approach. The pilot failed to follow published traffic pattern procedure.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT HIT POWERLINES DURING A NIGHT APPROACH.THE PILOT FAILED TO FOLLOW PUBLISHED TRAFFIC PATTERN PROCEDURE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N5534Y · 1

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