19961130036879A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm 681 · Mansfield, OH · November 30, 1996

Date: November 30, 1996 · 10:30 local
Place: Mansfield, OH
Airport: Mansfield Lahm Municipal
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9129N
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD97FA025
Reported as: Gulstm 681
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N9129NRegistration cancelled Jun 3, 1998 · Aero Commander 681S/N 6056 Airframe modelAero Commander 681

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What happened

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Aircraft crashed whiel attempting to land. (-23) the pilot was making a VOR runway 14 IFR approach to Mansfield, Ohio. During the approach the aircraft collided with a high tension power transmission line. The aircraft struck the ground 2,000 feet east of the power line. Aircraft was demolished and the pilot was fatally injured. The high tension power line is 85 feet above ground level.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHIEL ATTEMPTING TO LAND. (-23) THE PILOT WAS MAKING A VOR RUNWAY 14 IFR APPROACH TO MANSFIELD, OHIO. DURING THE APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A HIGH TENSION POWER TRANSMISSION LINE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND 2,000 FEET EAST OF THE POWER LINE. AIRCRAFT WAS DEMOLISHED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE HIGH TENSION POWER LINE IS 85 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.

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 IAD97FA025Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMansfield, OHthe pilot's early descent below the minimum descent altitude (MDA), while preparing to land from an instrument approach, and his failure to maintain adequate altitude and clearance from obstruction(s).Nov 30, 1996 · Destroyed