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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr CHINOOK 2S · Hammondsville, OH · August 13, 1995

Date: August 13, 1995 · 19:50 local
Place: Hammondsville, OH
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N35KK
NTSB investigation: NTSBBFO95LA085
Reported as: Amtr CHINOOK2S
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 900 total500 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N35KKRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2013 · Kuck Bob CHINOOK 2SS/N 00662 · Built 1986 Airframe modelKuck Bob CHINOOK 2S Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

Struck power line and crashed into a creek while following the creek at an unsafe altitude. (-23) pilot flying ultralight aircraft at low altitude in non-congested area along yellow creek. Aircraft struck a power line which ran across the creek bed at approximately 130 feet AGL. Aircraft then descended vertically and struck the water. Pilot did not have a current aircraft registration certificate for aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWER LINE AND CRASHED INTO A CREEK WHILE FOLLOWING THE CREEK AT AN UNSAFE ALTITUDE. (-23) PILOT FLYING ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT AT LOW ALTITUDE IN NON-CONGESTED AREA ALONG YELLOW CREEK. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE WHICH RAN ACROSS THE CREEK BED AT APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET AGL. AIRCRAFT THEN DESCENDED VERTICALLY AND STRUCK THE WATER. PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE FOR AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB BFO95LA085Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHammondsville, OHthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from obstacles (power lines) in his flight path.Aug 13, 1995 · Substantial damage