# Accident 20211225021379A: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Rainbow, TX, December 25, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 2021, 16:30 local time
- Place: Rainbow, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2970° N, 97.7089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2970&lon=-97.7089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64602, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64602-2023-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1(PT17)
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,052 total, 517 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211225021379A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS GIVING RIDES TO RELATIVES FOR THE HOLIDAY, FLYING DOWN THE BRAZOS RIVER BED. STATED HE HAD DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES IN A SPECIFIC AREA AT AROUND 30-50 FEET AGL. AIRCRAFT HIT POWERLINES WHICH SHEARED OFF THE RIGHT WINGS. AIRCRAFT SPUN INTO RIVERBED LANDING INVERTED OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT.

WHEN PULLED FROM AIRCRAFT PILOT WAS ASKING WHAT HAPPENED (WAS UNAWARE OF WH WAS HIT)

DURING INTERVIEW PILOT STATED HE HAD MISSED HIS QUE TO BANK OUT OF RIVERBED AND WAS FURTHER SOUTH THAN NORMAL. WAS AWARE OF HIGH POWER LINES IN THE AREA BUT DID NOT KNOW THESE LOW POWER LINES WERE THERE. THEY ARE NOT SHOWN ON THE SECTIONAL. ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF WIRES BEING ONLY 50-60 FEET OFF THE RIVER BED FLOOR.

## 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 CEN22LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA088), Dec 25, 2021: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N64602), Rainbow, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to conduct an intentional low altitude flight which resulted in a collision with wires 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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