- Date
- August 15, 1986, 16:33 local (22:33 UTC)
- Place
- Redcliff, CO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9813CNorth American AT-6D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860815040269A
- Case key
- 16843
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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
A husband & wife rprtd that the acft flew near their house at a very low alt, then climbed in the direction of the sun to clear over a bridge. Moments later, the acft collided with power lines that were suspended between 2 towers. The towers were located atop rock formations near the bridge & were 1027' apart. Impact with the lines occurred near where they drooped to their lowest point about 250' AGL. After hitting the power lines, the acft contd to fly, but the plt was unable to maintain alt. The acft subsequently crashed into trees on mountainous terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9813C
- Reported as
- North American AT-6D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 84995
- Airframe hours
- 5,132
- Engine
- P&W R1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles E. Lewis, Jr.
- Registered owner
- Charles E. Lewis Jr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 27, 1986 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- LXV · Leadville, CO
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
- 56
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial, Military, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 53 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EGE, 25 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.
Other investigations on N9813C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.