20030728028919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · July 28, 2003

Date: July 28, 2003 · 13:30 local
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N67ND
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA232
Reported as: Bbavia 8KCAB
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N67NDRegistered now · American Champion 8KCABS/N 667-92 · Built 1992 Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8KCAB Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was maneuvering low over the river in a northerlybound direction with a passenger, when the aircraft struck power lines that were stretched across the river. The powerlines were approximately 50 to 60 feet above the river.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS MANEUVERING LOW OVER THE RIVER IN A NORTHERLYBOUND DIRECTION WITH A PASSENGER, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES THAT WERE STRETCHED ACROSS THE RIVER. THE POWERLINES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 60 FEET ABOVE THE RIVER.

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 CHI03LA232Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStephen, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission line and the pilot's continued operation with known deficiencies in equipment. Factors to the accident were the power lines and the low altitude the pilot was flying at.Jul 28, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N67ND · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19930904037019ILevel Off Touchdown · Grand Forks, NDRecovering from acrobatic manuever. Had no pitch control. Returned to airport. Hard landing due to high speed.Sep 4, 1993 · Minor damage