# NTSB ATL82FKJ05: Beech 3NM, N16139, Ohatchee, AL, November 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1981
- Place: Ohatchee, AL · OHATCHEE, AL
- Location: 33.7898° N, 86.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ohatchee, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7898&lon=-86.0291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FKJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3035   81/11/2   OHATCHEE,AL         BEECH 3NM           CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2110
        TIME - 1510                    N16139              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT KNOX,KY                  TALLADEGA,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16139](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16139-2012-08-09), registration cancelled 2012-08-09, S/N CA-144, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3NM
- Registry model: [Beech 3NM](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nm) (registry code 1151044) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811102071489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811102071489A), Nov 2, 1981: Beech 18*, Ohatchee, AL, Substantial damage. On air taxi cargo flight with class b explosives. Flew over dam and river. Struck powerline. Landed at airport.

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.

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