19951112040999I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech T34B · Riverdale, CA · November 12, 1995

Date: November 12, 1995
Place: Riverdale, CA
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N34Y
Reported as: Beech T34B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 280 total85 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: N34Y, Beech T34B, departed naval air station lemoore, CA (nlc) about 1430 PST 11-12-95 on a VFR local flight plan. The flight proceeded to madera, CA airport and landed. On the return flight the pilot was flying very low, and struck a 50 foot high powerline with the left wing. The powerlines broke allowing N34Y to keep flying speed. This occurred about 2 miles east of Riverdale, CA at about 1700 PST. There are 3 dents in the leading edge of the left wing, and the pitot tube was torn from the left wing. There was no other damage. There were no injuries to the 2 occupants. Visual flight conditions prevailed. N34Y landed safely at nlc at 1715 PST. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: N34Y, BEECH T34B, DEPARTED NAVAL AIR STATION LEMOORE, CA (NLC) ABOUT 1430 PST 11-12-95 ON A VFR LOCAL FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO MADERA, CA AIRPORT AND LANDED. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT THE PILOT WAS FLYING VERY LOW, AND STRUCK A 50 FOOT HIGH POWERLINE WITH THE LEFT WING. THE POWERLINES BROKE ALLOWING N34Y TO KEEP FLYING SPEED. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF RIVERDALE, CA AT ABOUT 1700 PST. THERE ARE 3 DENTS IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING, AND THE PITOT TUBE WAS TORN FROM THE LEFT WING. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE 2 OCCUPANTS. VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED. N34Y LANDED SAFELY AT NLC AT 1715 PST. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^