19940103000149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 76 · Avalon, CA · January 3, 1994

Date: January 3, 1994 · 12:30 local
Place: Avalon, CA
Airport: Catalina Airport
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8013Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX94LA092
Reported as: Beech 76
Reported engine: Continental IO360A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,200 total250 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N8013YRegistered now · Beech 76S/N ME-413 Airframe modelBeech 76 Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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Struck wires 7 miles from avx after takeoff. Remained airborne. Returned. Wires 180 ft AGL. Was below ridges.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES 7 MILES FROM AVX AFTER TAKEOFF. REMAINED AIRBORNE. RETURNED. WIRES 180 FT AGL. WAS BELOW RIDGES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX94LA092Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAvalon, CAThe pilot's failure to see and avoid the powerlines. A related factor was the pilot's poor judgment in flying at low altitude.Jan 3, 1994 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8013Y · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20170630013769ILanding: Touchdown · Readington, NJPilot was running his aircraft on the ground when he decided to takeoff for one lap around the pattern. Upon landing the aircraft touched down with the gear retracted. Pilot stated there was a background squeal coming through his radios that may have…Jun 30, 2017 · Minor damage