# Accident 20151213019779A: Christen Industries Inc A-1, Broadus, MT, December 13, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2015, 08:30 local time
- Place: Broadus, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1200° N, 105.4342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1200&lon=-105.4342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29712, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29712-2016-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries A-1 (registry code 221020X, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C1G (registry code 42284, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC A-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C1G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151213019779A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LOW UP THE POWDER RIVER WHEN IT STRUCK A TELEPHONE LINE.  THE TELEPHONE LINE SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN BELOW STALL SPEED BEFORE IT BROKE.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A TREE ON THE SIDE OF THE RIVER.

## 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 GAA16CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA080), Dec 13, 2015: Aviat A1 (N29712), Broadus, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the wires while flying at a low altitude resulting in a wire strike, a loss of airplane control, and the consequent impact with terrain.

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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