# Accident 20190422003239A: Robert E Barrows BEARHAWK LSA, Holly Ridge, NC, April 22, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2019, 15:00 local time
- Place: Holly Ridge, NC
- Airport: Holly Ridge/Top Sail Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4911° N, 77.5311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4911&lon=-77.5311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N289EH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N289EH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robert E Barrows BEARHAWK LSA (registry code 056309T, https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-e-barrows-bearhawk-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A75-9 (registry code 17080, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a75-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERT E BARROWS BEARHAWK LSA
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A75-9
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190422003239A

## Narrative

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

N289EH WAS TOO LOW ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY N21 AND STRUCK UNMARKED POWER LINES.  THE AIRCRAFT BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE POWER LINES AND HIT THE GROUND NOSE FIRST AT END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA19LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA157), Apr 22, 2019: Barrows Bearhawk LSA (N289EH), Holly Springs, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from powerlines during the visual approach.

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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