- Date
- April 19, 1985, 15:44 local (21:44 UTC)
- Place
- Hawesville, KY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N72587Cessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850419013519A
- Case key
- 6605
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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.
Analysis
The acft collided with and sunk into the Ohio river following a wing separation after contacting the lowest wire in a set of 3 power lines which spanned the river. Two other wires were located above the set of 3 power lines. Witnesses on and near the river reported seeing the acft flying low along the river. One witness on a boat stated he looked down at the acft as it flew by aprx 50 ft away from the craft. The acft was reported to be in level flt heading east along the river just prior to contacting the power line.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72587
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 13925
- Airframe hours
- 2,715
- Engine
- Continental C-85, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dwight L. Land
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 13, 1985 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- Unknown
- Destination
- Carrollton, KY
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 340 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LOU, 53 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.