- Date
- September 29, 1985, 08:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Caledonia, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5272MDouglas Maselink XTC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 13222
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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.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmission
Airport facilities,obstruction marking - inadequateFactor
Planned approach - poorCause
Unsafe/hazardous condition warning - not followedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft struck power lines while on apch for landing. The plt stated that he did not see the power lines; however, witnesses reported they warned the plt of the electrical lines prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5272M
- Reported as
- Douglas Maselink XTC
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 01
- Engine
- KFM 107, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Douglas J. Masselink
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- 9D9 · Hastings, MI
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 56 total · 38 in this make and model · 38 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRR, 11 nm away