42.3582° N, 94.0534° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lehigh, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 14, 2009 · 20:30 local
Place
Lehigh, IA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
130 total130 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
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) The pilot reported the engine stuttered as he was flying suth in the river bed. He banked east as it was closest to dry ground. He struck a power line and landed in the trees.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE STUTTERED AS HE WAS FLYING SUTH IN THE RIVER BED. HE BANKED EAST AS IT WAS CLOSEST TO DRY GROUND. HE STRUCK A POWER LINE AND LANDED IN THE TREES.