# Accident 20100113026189A: Foster John GLASAIR III, Oxford, CT, January 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2010, 16:56 local time
- Place: Oxford, CT
- Airport: Oxford Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4786° N, 73.1353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4786&lon=-73.1353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N540WF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540WF-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Foster John GLASAIR III (registry code 056249C, https://openairdocs.org/model/foster-john-glasair-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOSTER JOHN GLASAIR III
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO 540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 28 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100113026189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IMPACTED STEEL CABLE OVER HIGH TENSION WIRES 1/4 MI SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 36 AT OXC AIRPORT.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND BOUNCED 144 FEET TO IMPACT AN ELECTRICAL SUB-STATION.

## 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 ERA10LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA113), Jan 13, 2010: Foster John Glasair III (N540WF), Oxford, CT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path during visual conditions at dusk, which resulted in an in-flight collision with power lines.

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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