- Date
- July 21, 1984, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Marion, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4063SBeech V35B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840721034309A
- Case key
- 6506
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Analysis
The acft collided with light gauge power lines which broke but acft control was not lost. The plt and a passenger were flying low over a lake looking for another friend who was skiing there. The flt was proceeding at about 25 ft AGL when the wires were struck. The lines and poles were not visible from the lake according to the plt. The plt said he had not flown over the lake before but he did survey the lake to assure low level flt was not obstructed. The damaged acft was flown back to hickory, NC, and landed without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4063S
- Reported as
- Beech V35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D 9709
- Airframe hours
- 2,110
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bruce A. Kuiper
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 2, 1983 · 123 hours before
- Departed
- HKY
- Airport
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 658 total · 420 in this make and model · 602 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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