- Date
- January 21, 1985, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Orlando, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6829LCessna 340A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850121001799A
- Case key
- 31346
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Analysis
The acft collided with power lines while operating at low alt over an unpopulated area. The plt indicated that he descended to a 'low alt' & pulled up to aviod some trees. After the pull-up, he said that he noticed some damage & continued his flt to ft. pierce, where a landing was accomplished without further incident. This accident was first reported by the plt as an accident resulting from the acft colliding with debris on the rwy at Orlando during takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6829L
- Reported as
- Cessna 340A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340A1234
- Airframe hours
- 662
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520NB, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert L. Mace, doing business as Mace Sod Co.
- Registered owner
- Red Aircraft Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 27, 1984 · 168 hours before
- Departed
- ORL · Orlando, FL
- Destination
- FPR · Ft. Pierce, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,101 total · 325 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCO, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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