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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Boeing D75N1 · Taylor, TX · May 28, 2005

Date: May 28, 2005 · 16:30 local
Place: Taylor, TX
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N56259
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05LA138
Reported as: Boeing D75N1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N56259Registered now · Boeing D75N1S/N 75-3976 · Built 1942 Airframe modelBoeing D75N1 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 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) On may 28, 2005, at 1630, the pilot privacy data omitted and aircraft departed pilot/owner's private field. Aircraft struck a powerline about 200 yards from a patio where the pilot was scheduled to attend for dinner that evening. The aircraft began to disintegrate in flight. The aircraft crashed approximately 200 yards from the patio. The aircraft was destroyed by fire and impact. The pilot perished at the scene.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 28, 2005, AT 1630, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ AND AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PILOT/OWNER'S PRIVATE FIELD. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWERLINE ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM A PATIO WHERE THE PILOT WAS SCHEDULED TO ATTEND FOR DINNER THAT EVENING. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DISINTEGRATE IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS FROM THE PATIO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AND IMPACT. THE PILOT PERISHED AT THE SCENE.

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 DFW05LA138Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportTaylor, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an unmarked transmission line. A contributing factor was low altitude selected by the pilot.May 28, 2005 · Substantial damage