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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC · Cumberland, MD · May 8, 2004

Date: May 8, 2004 · 11:35 local
Place: Cumberland, MD
Airport: Mexico Farms Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N26644
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD04LA020
Reported as: Tcraft BC
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total1,000 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N26644Registered now · Taylorcraft BCS/N 1986 · Built 1944 Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that on climb out the wind "pushed the plane down until it hit the power wires." The aircraft struck the high tension power lines approximately 3/4 mile from the departure end of runway 9. The aircraft hung upside down by the right wheel until removed by power company.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT ON CLIMB OUT THE WIND "PUSHED THE PLANE DOWN UNTIL IT HIT THE POWER WIRES." THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE HIGH TENSION POWER LINES APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 9. THE AIRCRAFT HUNG UPSIDE DOWN BY THE RIGHT WHEEL UNTIL REMOVED BY POWER COMPANY.

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 IAD04LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCumberland, MDThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall into transmission lines.May 8, 2004 · Substantial damage