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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrru Variezelong · Milford, PA · October 23, 1991

Date
October 23, 1991 · 14:49 local
Place
Milford, PA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N172JK
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC92DHA01
Reported as
Amtrru Variezelong
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total70 in this make and model35 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 a cable tv wire while flying low over river. Crashed inverted into shallow river water.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A CABLE TV WIRE WHILE FLYING LOW OVER RIVER. CRASHED INVERTED INTO SHALLOW RIVER WATER.

NTSB investigation

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