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FAA accident report · Cessna U206G · Welaka, FL · April 19, 2007

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Date
April 19, 2007 · 07:38 local
Place
Welaka, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2874B
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA07LA081
Reported as
Cessna U206G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N2874BRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2017 · Cessna U206GS/N U20603647 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna U206GEngine modelContinental IO-520 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 April 19, 2007, at approximately 7:38 am, a Cessna 206, N2874B, piloted by privacy data omitted struck a static line and the top end of a pole structure supporting main electrical transmission lines over the st. johns river. The nose gear collapsed and a major section of the fuselage bottom from just behind the pilot seat to the rear of the passenger cabin was ripped away when the aircraft struck the top of the power pole. The main aircraft wreckage fell into the river while the aircraft's aft cabin carpeting and related floor structure remained impaled on top of the power pole. The collision with the power pole was witnessed by privacy data omitted who stated that she saw the aircraft strike the power line then hit the support towers before aircraft pieces fell into the st. johns river. The aircraft departed mount royal airpark located in Welaka, FL. Two occupants aboard the aircraft were fatally injured. Note: the pilot's flight logs were not available for determining flight hours.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 19, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:38 AM, A CESSNA 206, N2874B, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK A STATIC LINE AND THE TOP END OF A POLE STRUCTURE SUPPORTING MAIN ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINES OVER THE ST. JOHNS RIVER. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND A MAJOR SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE BOTTOM FROM JUST BEHIND THE PILOT SEAT TO THE REAR OF THE PASSENGER CABIN WAS RIPPED AWAY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP OF THE POWER POLE. THE MAIN AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE FELL INTO THE RIVER WHILE THE AIRCRAFT'S AFT CABIN CARPETING AND RELATED FLOOR STRUCTURE REMAINED IMPALED ON TOP OF THE POWER POLE. THE COLLISION WITH THE POWER POLE WAS WITNESSED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO STATED THAT SHE SAW THE AIRCRAFT STRIKE THE POWER LINE THEN HIT THE SUPPORT TOWERS BEFORE AIRCRAFT PIECES FELL INTO THE ST. JOHNS RIVER. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MOUNT ROYAL AIRPARK LOCATED IN WELAKA, FL. TWO OCCUPANTS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE FATALLY INJURED. NOTE: THE PILOT'S FLIGHT LOGS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR DETERMINING FLIGHT HOURS.

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 MIA07LA081Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportWelaka, FLThe pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain clearance from utility poles. Contributing to the accident were the fog and haze.Apr 19, 2007 · Substantial damage