# Accident 19970429007419A: Jaquish Francis M JAQUISH/CLGR SPEC II, Mansfield, PA, April 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1997, 18:05 local time
- Place: Mansfield, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8008° N, 77.0701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8008&lon=-77.0701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9213A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9213A-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jaquish Francis M JAQUISH/CLGR SPEC II (registry code 05602EF, https://openairdocs.org/model/jaquish-francis-m-jaquish-clgr-spec-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 65 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970429007419A

## Narrative

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

MAKING LOW PASS OVER POSSIBLE LANDING AREA, HIT UNMARKED ELECTRICAL WIRE. LOST CONTROL, CRASHED.   (.4)ON APRIL 29, 1997, AT ABOUT 1805 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME,N9213A, A AMATEUR BUILT CHALLENGER II, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACTING AN UNMARKED ELECTRICAL WIRE APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHILE MAKING A LOW PASS OVER A POTENTIAL LANDING AREA IN MANSFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA.  THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD BEEN IN FLIGHT ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE HE SPOTTED AN AIRSTRIP IN A FIELD.  THE PILOT STATED HE DECIDED TO FLY LOW OVER THE STRIP TO OBSERVE ITS CONDITION.  HE SET UP AN  APPROACH TO THE SOUTH.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 50 TO 100 YARDS BEFORE THE THRESHOLD, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK AN ELECTRICAL WIRE WITH THE LEFT WING.  THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND DESCENDED INTO THE GROUND.  THE FULL SERIAL NUMBER FOR THIS AIRCRAFT IS:  CH2-0395-CW-1317.

## 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 IAD97LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA069), Apr 29, 1997: Jaquish Challenger Spec II (N9213A), Mansfield, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate visual lookout by the pilot, which led to an in-flight collision with an electrical wire. Related factors were: low altitude flight by the pilot, and the proximity of the transmission line.

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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