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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Edwardsburg, MI · August 23, 2003

Date: August 23, 2003 · 19:48 local
Place: Edwardsburg, MI
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N140GS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA282
Reported as: Cessna 140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total500 in this make and model

N140GSRegistration cancelled Jan 11, 2018 · Cessna 140S/N 9456 · Built 1946 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On the evening of August 23, 2003, N140GS a Cessna 140 was being piloted by Mr. Stephen linton the lone occupant of the aircraft. The aircraft accident occurred over juno lake near Edwardsburg, Michigan. N140GS was traveling from northwest to southeast over juno lake at a very low altitude when it struck powerlines strung approximately 20' over the surface of the water. The aircraft then crashed into the water within 100 yards of impacting the powerlines and sunk in approximately 20 feet of water. Mr. Linton's body was later recovered from the wreckage by a cass county sheriff's department diver.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THE EVENING OF AUGUST 23, 2003, N140GS A CESSNA 140 WAS BEING PILOTED BY MR. STEPHEN LINTON THE LONE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OCCURRED OVER JUNO LAKE NEAR EDWARDSBURG, MICHIGAN. N140GS WAS TRAVELING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVER JUNO LAKE AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE WHEN IT STRUCK POWERLINES STRUNG APPROXIMATELY 20' OVER THE SURFACE OF THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CRASHED INTO THE WATER WITHIN 100 YARDS OF IMPACTING THE POWERLINES AND SUNK IN APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET OF WATER. MR. LINTON'S BODY WAS LATER RECOVERED FROM THE WRECKAGE BY A CASS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DIVER.

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 CHI03LA282Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportEdwardsburg, MIThe pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the power line during his low level cruise. Factors were the power transmission line, the lake, and low altitude flight.Aug 24, 2003 · Substantial damage