# Accident 20010121001259A: Nancng CJ6, Edgewood, TX, January 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2001, 15:15 local time
- Place: Edgewood, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6972° N, 95.8725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6972&lon=-95.8725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6373S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6373S-2001-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nanchang China CJ-6 (registry code 05628VC, https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NANCNG CJ6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010121001259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JAN. 21, 2001, THE A/C DEPARTED MT. PLEASANT, TX. ON RUNWAY 35, AT APPROX. 14:55 LOCAL, WITNESSES REPORT IT MADE A LEFT TURN AND CLIMBED TO AN ESTIMATED 300-500 FT. AGL. AND PROCEEDED SOUTHWEST. AT 15:15 LOCAL THE A/C STRUCK A GUY WIRE OF A COMMUNICATIONS TOWER LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF EDGEWOOD, TX. AT AN ESTIMATED 275-300 FT. LEVEL, WHICH RIPPED APPROX. 5 FEET OF THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE OFF. THE A/C WAS UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND .33 STATTUE MILES AWAY, IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. A/C TOTAL TIME BASED OFF LAST MAINTENANCE RECORD MADE ON 2/10/99. PILOT TOTAL TIME BASED ON TIME SUPPLIED AT THE LAST MEDICAL DATE 10/12/2000, CURRENT PILOT LOG UNAVAILABLE.

## 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 FTW01LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA052), Jan 21, 2001: Nanchang CJ-6A (N6373S), Edgewood, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance with the tower guy wire while the airplane was in cruise flight. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to update his navigation chart with…

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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