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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Textron 208B · Laceyville, PA · April 26, 2021

Date: April 26, 2021 · 11:00 local
Place: Laceyville, PA
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N143CA
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA21LA193
Reported as: Textron 208B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot

N143CARegistered now · Textron 208BS/N 208B5516 · Built 2019 Airframe modelTextron 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140Turbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed pennridge airport (ckz) , in perkasie pa, and was enroute to williamson- sodus airport (sdc), williamson-sodus, NY. The pilot descended out of altitude near Laceyville, PA and was flying along the susquehanna river at an altitude of 50 feet. Aircraft struck unmarked powerlines that were across the susquehanna river near Laceyville, PA.

The pilot climbed out and proceeded towards williamson-sodus (sdc) airport. After flying approximately 38 NM, the aircraft turned to south east and flew 176 NM to long island macarthur airport, (isp), in new york, NY. The aircraft landed safely.

Aircraft was inspected by an airworthiness inspector from the farmingdale FSDO and was found to have substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PENNRIDGE AIRPORT (CKZ) , IN PERKASIE PA, AND WAS ENROUTE TO WILLIAMSON- SODUS AIRPORT (SDC), WILLIAMSON-SODUS, NY. THE PILOT DESCENDED OUT OF ALTITUDE NEAR LACEYVILLE, PA AND WAS FLYING ALONG THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT AN ALTITUDE OF 50 FEET. AIRCRAFT STRUCK UNMARKED POWERLINES THAT WERE ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER NEAR LACEYVILLE, PA.

THE PILOT CLIMBED OUT AND PROCEEDED TOWARDS WILLIAMSON-SODUS (SDC) AIRPORT. AFTER FLYING APPROXIMATELY 38 NM, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO SOUTH EAST AND FLEW 176 NM TO LONG ISLAND MACARTHUR AIRPORT, (ISP), IN NEW YORK, NY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY.

AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR FROM THE FARMINGDALE FSDO AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA21LA193Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLaceyville, PAThe pilot’s improper decision to conduct a low altitude flight and his failure to see and avoid powerlines. Contributing was the operator’s lack of safety guidance or a safety policy for low-altitude operations.Apr 26, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N143CA · 2

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

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