# Accident 19940425009269A: Ferguson WM C FERGY II, Nashville, TN, April 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1994, 18:10 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Oakley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0493° N, 86.9699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0493&lon=-86.9699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71797, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71797-1994-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ferguson WM C FERGY II (registry code 056183J, https://openairdocs.org/model/ferguson-wm-c-fergy-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 60 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940425009269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ON CLIMBOUT. FORCED DOWN INTO A POWERLINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL94LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA086), Apr 25, 1994: Ferguson Fergy II (N71797), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM A UTILITY WIRE DURING CLIMBOUT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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