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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrru Variezelong · Pleasant Home, OH · August 26, 1989

Date
August 26, 1989 · 16:45 local
Place
Pleasant Home, OH
Airport
Pleasant Home Gliding Club
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N42WT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89DEI03
Reported as
Amtrru Variezelong
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,964 total152 in this make and model66 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.

Made low approach to airport for flyby for photographer on ground. Struck an unseem powerline and crashed inverted.

As the FAA filed it

MADE LOW APPROACH TO AIRPORT FOR FLYBY FOR PHOTOGRAPHER ON GROUND. STRUCK AN UNSEEM POWERLINE AND CRASHED INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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