# Incident 20101017048949I: Short Bros. SC7 SERIES, Borrego Springs, CA, October 17, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2010, 05:50 local time
- Place: Borrego Springs, CA
- Airport: Borrego Springs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2559° N, 116.3750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Borrego Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2559&lon=-116.3750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4NE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 2 (registry code 8100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc7-series-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHORT BROS. SC7 SERIES
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101017048949I

## Narrative

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

AFTER DROPPING OFF PARACHUTE JUMPERS, THE PILOT RETURNED TO BORREGO SPRINGS.  ON FINAL THE PILOT PASSED POWER LINES AND CONTINUED HIS DECENT.  AFTER CROSSING THE FIRST SET OF POWER LINES HE HIT SECONDARY POWER LINES.

## Other reports on N4NE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180122001099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180122001099I), Jan 22, 2018: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 2 (N4NE), Perris, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. January 22, 2018, Perris, CA. (L-65), during wingsuit parachute competition 4 jumpers departed aircraft reg. Number: N4NE, at approx. 3.5 miles southwest of…

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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