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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Sterling Hights, MI · February 10, 1994

Date: February 10, 1994 · 22:51 local
Place: Sterling Hights, MI
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N53064
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI94FA082
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,600 total

N53064Registration cancelled Jun 24, 1994 · Cessna A185FS/N 18502352 Airframe modelCessna A185F

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What happened

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Observed drinking at party. Then buzzed area where party was. Struck tower powerline and a home. Intoxicated level

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED DRINKING AT PARTY. THEN BUZZED AREA WHERE PARTY WAS.STRUCK TOWER POWERLINE AND A HOME. INTOXICATED LEVEL

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI94FA082Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSterling Hgts, MIThe pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol, which led to his intentional buzzing, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude (or clearance) from obstacles. Factors related to the accident were: darkness and the unlighted tower.Feb 11, 1994 · Destroyed

Other reports on N53064 · 2

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

Accident 19850131001579AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Belle Chase, LAWhile taxiing to ramp area shock strut separated allowing float to dig in. Aircraft nosed over and sank.Jan 31, 1985 · Substantial damage Accident 19810916059689ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · South Timberlai, LAPilot landed amphibian in water with gear extended.Sep 16, 1981 · Substantial damage