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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7AC · Lamont, CA · June 21, 1996

Date
June 21, 1996 · 09:30 local
Place
Lamont, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
PXAG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2456E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA239
Reported as
Bbavia 7AC
Reported engine
Continental C8512
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total900 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Struck a wire during a spray run. Flying east into rising sun. Failed to see recently installed wire.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A WIRE DURING A SPRAY RUN. FLYING EAST INTO RISING SUN. FAILED TO SEE RECENTLY INSTALLED WIRE.

NTSB investigation

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