- Date
- June 14, 1987, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lago Vista, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N874KGreat Lakes 2T-1A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870614020309A
- Case key
- 22381
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While maneuvering at approximately 50 feet AGL, the aircraft's landing gear contacted a 7200 volt powerline. Control of the aircraft was lost, and it descended out of control into about 2 feet of water, causing substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N874K
- Reported as
- Great Lakes 2T-1A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 135
- Airframe hours
- 411
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Randell Durnett
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 28, 1986
- Departed
- AUS · Austin, TX
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,356 total · 59 in this make and model · 817 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.