# Accident 20161011024219A: Bellanca 8KCAB, Knoxville, TN, October 11, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2016, 13:52 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Downtown Island Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9572° N, 83.8008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9572&lon=-83.8008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2504Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2504Z-2018-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161011024219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING LOW OVER RIVER VALLEY. AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH UNMARKED POWER LINES STRUNG OVER THE RIVER. INITIAL IMPACT OCCURRED ON THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING APPROX. 3 FEET INBOARD OF THE TIP. AIRPLANE IMPACTED WATER APPROX. 240 YARDS FROM POWER LINE IMPACT. PILOT REFUSED TO GIVE STATEMENT TO FAA. PBR GIVEN TO PILOT. NTSB RECEIVED REPORT FROM PILOT ON 11-4-16 INDICATING THE THERE WAS NOT A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ERA17CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA012), Oct 11, 2016: Bellanca 8KCAB (N2504Z), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional low-altitude operation, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from unmarked utility wires.

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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