20221002015889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scoda Aeronautica Ltda SUPER PETREL LS · Perma, MT · October 2, 2022

Date: October 2, 2022 · 10:17 local
Place: Perma, MT
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N892SP
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR23LA001
Reported as: Scoda Aeronautica Ltda Super Petrel LS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N892SPRegistered now · Scoda Aeronautica Ltda SUPER PETREL LSS/N S0344 · Built 2015 Airframe modelScoda Aeronautica Ltda SUPER PETREL LS Engine modelRotax 912ULS24 cycle

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What happened

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

While performing reconaissance of a section of river for a landing zone, pilot struck a power line spanning the flathead river. The aircraft struck the lines, pitched upward then plummeted into the river from approximately 75 -100 above the river.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PERFORMING RECONAISSANCE OF A SECTION OF RIVER FOR A LANDING ZONE, PILOT STRUCK A POWER LINE SPANNING THE FLATHEAD RIVER. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE LINES, PITCHED UPWARD THEN PLUMMETED INTO THE RIVER FROM APPROXIMATELY 75 -100 ABOVE THE RIVER.

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 WPR23LA001Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPerma, MTThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the powerline.Oct 2, 2022 · Substantial damage