What happened
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(-23)While buzzing friends at big towne lake in Frazee, MN, aircraft struck and cut an electrical power line. The aircraft flew to detroit lakes airport, detroit lakes, NM and landed without further incident. Approximately 1/3 of the vertical fin had been separated from the aircraft. There was also substantial damage to the rudder and vertical fin attact structure. This accident was not reported and came to the attention of the FAA through a complaint investigation. Initially this accident was classified as an incident. During the incident investigation the amount of damage was dicovered to be substantial (may 15, 2001) and the incident was reclassified as an accident. (.19)on February 18, 2001, at approximately 1300 central standard time, a Piper PA-28-140, N9714W, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a in-flight collision with power transmission lines while maneuvering near detroit lakes, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the proposed accident time. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot , who is presumed to be the sole occupant, did not report any injuries. The flight departed fergus falls municipal airport, fergus falls, Minnesota, at exact time unknown.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)WHILE BUZZING FRIENDS AT BIG TOWNE LAKE IN FRAZEE, MN, AIRCRAFT STRUCK AND CUT AN ELECTRICAL POWER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW TO DETROIT LAKES AIRPORT, DETROIT LAKES, NM AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE VERTICAL FIN HAD BEEN SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS ALSO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND VERTICAL FIN ATTACT STRUCTURE. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED AND CAME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE FAA THROUGH A COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION. INITIALLY THIS ACCIDENT WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT. DURING THE INCIDENT INVESTIGATION THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS DICOVERED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL (MAY 15, 2001) AND THE INCIDENT WAS RECLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT. (.19)ON FEBRUARY 18, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N9714W, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH POWER TRANSMISSION LINES WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR DETROIT LAKES, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE PROPOSED ACCIDENT TIME. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT , WHO IS PRESUMED TO BE THE SOLE OCCUPANT, DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FERGUS FALLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FERGUS FALLS, MINNESOTA, AT EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.
NTSB investigation
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