# NTSB ERA16CA214: Hanson Robert H Pietenpol Aircamper, N67RH, Dundee, MS, June 10, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 10, 2016, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Dundee, MS - Coordinates: 34.423053, -90.524719 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4231&lon=-90.5247&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report January 18, 2017 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA / FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 93385 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16CA214 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93385/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93385 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA214 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Hanson Robert H PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md?model=7040371), [All aircraft, 1,310 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: wire](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Hanson Robert H PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md?model=7040371), [All aircraft, 588 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Hanson Robert H PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=7040371), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) - [Impairment/incapacitation: other loss of consciousness](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02012055): Personnel issues › Physical · Pilot; cases with it: [Hanson Robert H PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02012055/cases.md?model=7040371), [All aircraft, 21 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02012055/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [Hanson Robert H PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md?model=7040371), [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Hanson Robert H PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7040371), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The 80 year old pilot usually flew with his son and not by himself. On the day of the accident, he intended to fly solo around a lake and then return to the private landing strip to pick up his son for an additional flight together. The pilot took off from the landing strip and flew over some property that he used to own. The pilot stated that he blacked out and did not recall the accident. The last thing he remembered was turning back to the lake. He then heard voices and people were helping him into a boat. According to a witness, she observed the airplane flying south over the lake behind her house and then strike a power line that extended from the lake bank near the rear of her house, across the water to the island. After striking the power line, the airplane "nosedived" into the lake. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The 80 year old pilot usually flew with his son and not by himself. On the day of the accident, he intended to fly solo around a lake and then return to the private landing strip to pick up his son for an additional flight together. The pilot took off from the landing strip and flew over some property that he used to own. The pilot stated that he blacked and did not recall the accident. The last thing he remembered was turning back to the lake. He then heard voices and people were helping him into a boat. According to a witness, she observed the airplane flying south over the lake behind her house and then strike a powerline that extended from the lake bank near the rear of her house, across the water to the island. After striking the powerline, the airplane "nosedived" into the lake. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N67RH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67RH-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 67-74 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: HANSON ROBERT H PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Hanson Robert H PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER](https://openairdocs.org/model/hanson-robert-h-pietenpol-aircamper) (registry code 7040371) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 67-74 - Year built: 1984 - Airframe hours: 900 - Engines: Continental A65-8 65 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, June 9, 2016 - Departed: PVT, Dundee, MS - Destination: PVT, Dundee, MS - Airport: PVT, Grass Strip, runway 18, 1,863 × 55 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: None ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 80; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: rear; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 3,300 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 130° at 5 knots, gusting 11 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: CKM, 10 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20160610009469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160610009469A), Jun 10, 2016: Hanson Robert H PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, Dundee, MS, Substantial damage. Pilot blacked out and lost control of the aircraft, striking a power line and crashing inverted into a lake. On 23 August 2016, [privacy data omitted]… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 7, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93385. 2.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 784 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40447185&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Witness Statements and Interview Summaries (item 2, .PDF, 460 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40447186&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Witness%20Statements%20and%20Interview%20Summaries-Master.PDF - Satellite Image of Accident Area (item 3, .PDF, 227 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40447187&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Satellite%20Image%20of%20Accident%20Area-Master.PDF - Photo Array (Courtesy of CCSO) (item 4, .PDF, 4 photos, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40447188&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%20Array%20(Courtesy%20of%20CCSO)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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