- Date
- March 30, 1986, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Canton, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3942UJoachim Hoehne Pazmany PL-4A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860330011089A
- Case key
- 6994
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft struck a powerline wire during an attempted go-around after a bounced landing. The plt aborted the landing and turned left at low alt until impact with a wire occurred at a distance of about 300 ft left of the rwy and 1200 ft from the approach end. The acft dove straight into the ground after the collision and came to rest inverted about 150 ft from the point of collision.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3942U
- Reported as
- Joachim Hoehne Pazmany PL-4A (PAZMANY PL)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 483
- Airframe hours
- 3
- Engine
- Franklin 4AC 176B2, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joachimr Hoehne
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · June 18, 1985 · 3 hours before
- Airport
- 47A · Cherdkee County, runway 22, 3,400 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 462 total · 3 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 43 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.