- Date
- May 30, 1982, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Radford, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2931Mignet HM293
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820530019779A
- Case key
- 72336
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Analysis
During flight, the pilot began flying over a river in his homebuilt HM293 "flea." He reported that he had started a right turn and was looking for a bridge when the left wing tip struck wires. The wires were part of a railway signal line that crossed the river in that location. The aircraft crashed into the river and the pilot swan to shore with only minor injuries. He reported that the top wing restricted his visibility when the aircraft was in a turn.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2931
- Reported as
- Mignet HM293
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- F-190
- Airframe hours
- 472
- Engine
- Mcculloch O-100-1, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- P. W. Howell
- Registered owner
- P. W. Howell
- Departed
- Radford, VA
- Destination
- Radford, VA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,868 total · 472 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.