# Incident 20140619010789I: Cosmos Phase II PHASE II 582, Caldwell, ID, June 19, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2014, 20:49 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 43.6408° N, 116.6356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6408&lon=-116.6356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234BS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234BS-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cosmos Phase II PHASE II 582 (registry code 059022V, https://openairdocs.org/model/cosmos-phase-ii-phase-ii-582) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSMOS PHASE II PHASE II 582
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 6 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140619010789I

## Narrative

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

ON 6/19/2014, AT 2049 MDT, N234BS STRUCK POWER LINES WHILE FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE OVER A SPARSELY POPULATED AREA.  AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) WAS UNINJURED.  AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED AS EXPERIMENTAL, BUT WAS MODIFIED TO CONFORM TO ULTRALIGHT STANDARDS AND WAS BEING OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR 103.

## 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 WPR14CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA255), Jun 20, 2014: Cosmos Phase II Phase II 582 (N234BS), Caldwell, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to monitor the environment and to maintain sufficient altitude to clear power lines during low altitude flight.

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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