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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Blissfield, MI · August 25, 1990

Date
August 25, 1990 · 11:00 local
Place
Blissfield, MI
Airport
Betz Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2239V
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90LA242
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C8512
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
463 total67 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Too low on final struck powerline 20 feet AGL and crashed. Pilot ignored displaced threshold to clear power line.

As the FAA filed it

TOO LOW ON FINAL STRUCK POWERLINE 20 FEET AGL AND CRASHED. PILOT IGNORED DISPLACED THRESHOLD TO CLEAR POWER LINE.

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 N2239V · 1

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