# Accident 20210517022019A: Goodsell Lynn A CLASSIC 4, Richmond, UT, May 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2021, 14:02 local time
- Place: Richmond, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9409° N, 111.7867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9409&lon=-111.7867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N549Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N549Z-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Goodsell Lynn A CLASSIC 4 (registry code 0562865, https://openairdocs.org/model/goodsell-lynn-a-classic-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOODSELL LYNN A CLASSIC 4
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 633 total, 255 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210517022019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM KLGU WITH INTENTIONS OF LANDING IN FRIENDS PASTURE. PILOT FLEW LOW OVER PROPERTY TO LOOK AT LANDING SITE. WAS CLIMBING TO CIRCLE BACK TO LAND. CLIPPED GUY WIRE ON POWER LINES WITH MAIN LANDING GEAR. MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF AND AIRCRAFT LANDED VERTICALLY IN A MULBERRY BUSH. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR21LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA202), May 18, 2021: Goodsell Lynn A Classic 4 (N549Z), Richmond, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in a wire strike and 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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