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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150H · Winthorp, WA · January 12, 2007

Date
January 12, 2007 · 15:00 local
Place
Winthorp, WA
Airport
Methow Valley State Airport
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6572S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Airman maneuvered aircraft in very close proximity to persons and property on the ground, grossly less than that allowed by FAR 91.119. During completion of low altitude flight aircraft struck powerlines, approximately 30-40 feet AGL, damaging the aircraft, and creating an electrical power loss to the surrounding area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRMAN MANEUVERED AIRCRAFT IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY ON THE GROUND, GROSSLY LESS THAN THAT ALLOWED BY FAR 91.119. DURING COMPLETION OF LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES, APPROXIMATELY 30-40 FEET AGL, DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT, AND CREATING AN ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS TO THE SURROUNDING AREA.