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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCBC · Grand Rapids, MI · February 18, 1999

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Date
February 18, 1999 · 14:30 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N57468
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI99LA098
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCBC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N57468Registered now · Bellanca 7GCBCS/N 514-73 · Built 1973Airframe modelBellanca 7GCBCEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Acft was conducting a low level flight when it struck power lines, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on February 18, 1999, at 1430 central daylight time (CDT), a Bellanca 7GCBC, N57468, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage resulting from an in-flight collision with transmission wires while maneuvering over prairie lake, near Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was operating under the provision of 14 CFR part 91 as a business flight. The flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and one passenger reported no injuries. The flight departed Grand Rapids/itasca county gordon newstrom field, near Grand Rapids, Minnesota, at 1315 CDT, for a local flight. In a telephone interview with the pilot, he stated that he was practicing a short-field landing approach to the frozen lake. The pilot stated that on approach to the frozen lake he struck the unmarked transmission wires with his vertical stabilizer. The pilot stated that he retained control of the aircraft and landed on the frozen lake. (-23) a/c struck power line during final approach of practice landing on (frozen) lake surface. Wires below tree level, unmarked, and support poles obscurred by trees.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS CONDUCTING A LOW LEVEL FLIGHT WHEN IT STRUCK POWER LINES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19) ON FEBRUARY 18, 1999, AT 1430 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A BELLANCA 7GCBC, N57468, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTING FROM AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TRANSMISSION WIRES WHILE MANEUVERING OVER PRAIRIE LAKE, NEAR GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISION OF 14 CFR PART 91 AS A BUSINESS FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA COUNTY GORDON NEWSTROM FIELD, NEAR GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA, AT 1315 CDT, FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, HE STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING A SHORT-FIELD LANDING APPROACH TO THE FROZEN LAKE. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON APPROACH TO THE FROZEN LAKE HE STRUCK THE UNMARKED TRANSMISSION WIRES WITH HIS VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RETAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED ON THE FROZEN LAKE. (-23) A/C STRUCK POWER LINE DURING FINAL APPROACH OF PRACTICE LANDING ON (FROZEN) LAKE SURFACE. WIRES BELOW TREE LEVEL, UNMARKED, AND SUPPORT POLES OBSCURRED BY TREES.

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 CHI99LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrand Rapids, MNthe pilot's inadequate visual lookout. A factor to the accident was the unmarked transmission wire.Feb 18, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N57468 · 1

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