- Date
- April 27, 1992, 10:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place
- La Crosse, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N53988Bellanca 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920427011609A
- Case key
- 15432
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Probable cause
Visual lookout inadequate and diverted attention by the pilot. A factor related to the accident was transmission wires crossing flight path.
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 pilot said while flying a powerline patrol, his attention was diverted and he collided with intersecting power lines. The acft struck the terrain and sustained substantial airframe and wing damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53988
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1161-76
- Airframe hours
- 11,740
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- Burnett County Flying
- Registered owner
- Burnett County Flying
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 26, 1991 · 642 hours before
- Departed
- RZN · Siren, WI
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,162 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 4,093 as pilot in command · 222 in the last 90 days · 72 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.