- Date
- May 10, 1986, 20:00 local (May 11, 1986, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Louisburg, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7027MCessna 175
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860510017639A
- Case key
- 34172
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a fly-by over a pvt airstrip owned by the plt, the acft contacted power lines bordering the south end of the airstrip which the plt stated he forgot about. The plt reported he failed to pull up during the over fly and flew under the power lines. The acft struck the lines which substantially damaged the vertical and horizontal stabilizers. The acft was able to continue flight to another pvt airstrip where a landing was performed. The plt's pvt airstrip was recently seeded and the plt was observing the rwy surface from the air.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7027M
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 55327
- Airframe hours
- 1,286
- Engine
- Continental GO-300-A, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jim Kapeller
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 12, 1985
- Departed
- K34 · Gardner, KS
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 172 total · 170 in this make and model · 125 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OJC, 15 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.