# Accident 20210426009669A: Textron Aviation Inc 208B, Laceyville, PA, April 26, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2021, 11:00 local time
- Place: Laceyville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6340° N, 76.2004° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6340&lon=-76.2004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 208B (registry code 2073712, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140 (registry code 51499, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 208B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-140
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210426009669A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA21LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA193), Apr 26, 2021: Textron 208B (N143CA), Laceyville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N143CA (2)

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

- [Accident 20240904013479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240904013479A), Sep 4, 2024: Textron Aviation Inc 208B (N143CA), Nyc East River, NY, Substantial damage. On September 4, 2024 at approximately 1700L (2100Z), CE208, amphibious aircraft, part 91, VFR, departed New York Skyports Inc seaplane base (67N) located in…
- [Incident 20221202013789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221202013789I), Dec 2, 2022: Textron Aviation Inc 208B (N143CA), Albany, NY, Minor damage. When the aicraft was taxiing the pilot was alerted by the tower controler that flames were comming out from under the right pontoon. The aircraft was then…

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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