# Accident 20060423008169A: Chris A1, Creston, CA, April 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2006, 12:45 local time
- Place: Creston, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5036° N, 120.4661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5036&lon=-120.4661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96088, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96088) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries A-1 (registry code 221020X, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 250 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060423008169A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CRUISING AT APPROX. 500'AGL WHEN HE STRUCK A POWER LINE. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH WHICH THEN RESULTED IN AN UNSCHEDULED OFF FIELD EMERGENCY LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX06LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA147), Apr 23, 2006: Christen Industries A-1 (N96088), Creston, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from obstacles while intentionally flying at a low altitude.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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