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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Boeing A75 · Port Edwards, WI · August 28, 2004

Date: August 28, 2004 · 09:45 local
Place: Port Edwards, WI
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N86600
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04LA243
Reported as: Boeing A75
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total120 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N86600Registered now · Boeing A75S/N 75-899 Airframe modelBoeing A75

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was giving a sight seeing ride flying north over the Wisconsin river at a maximum altitude of 50 feet. Pilot stated that he didn't see the power lines, although he was aware that they were there. When he initiated a climb he saw the power lines just before striking the lower 3 lines estimated to be 50 feet above the water. The aircraft struck the 3 lower power lines with the main landing gear and nosed over and went into a rocky area of the river about 3 feet deep. The aircraft then came to rest inverted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS GIVING A SIGHT SEEING RIDE FLYING NORTH OVER THE WISCONSIN RIVER AT A MAXIMUM ALTITUDE OF 50 FEET. PILOT STATED THAT HE DIDN'T SEE THE POWER LINES, ALTHOUGH HE WAS AWARE THAT THEY WERE THERE. WHEN HE INITIATED A CLIMB HE SAW THE POWER LINES JUST BEFORE STRIKING THE LOWER 3 LINES ESTIMATED TO BE 50 FEET ABOVE THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE 3 LOWER POWER LINES WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSED OVER AND WENT INTO A ROCKY AREA OF THE RIVER ABOUT 3 FEET DEEP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO REST INVERTED.

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 CHI04LA243Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportWisconsin Rapid, WIThe pilot's improper in-flight decision when he decided to fly at a low altitude over the river and failed to maintain clearance from the power lines. A factor was the wires.Aug 28, 2004 · Substantial damage