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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sphrth NIMBUS3 · Macdoel, CA · June 16, 1997

Date
June 16, 1997 · 17:40 local
Place
Macdoel, CA
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4427M
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97LA215
Reported as
Sphrth NIMBUS3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
414 total38 in this make and model32 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.

Insufficent thermal lift. Elected dirt field landing. Wing clipped powerlines.

As the FAA filed it

INSUFFICENT THERMAL LIFT. ELECTED DIRT FIELD LANDING. WING CLIPPED POWERLINES.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N4427M · 1

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