- Date
- October 9, 1991, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lincoln, ME
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N76101Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911009045579A
- Case key
- 37085
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to see and avoid the transmission lines. A factor was the sunglare.
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
During a daytime approach to a river, the pilot of float equipped airplane had flown over the area to look for obstructions, but had failed to observe the lines across the river. On final approach, the vertical stabilizer struck the wires. The airplane landed without further incident. Sunglare from the surface of the water, was reported by the pilot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76101
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268124
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Morrison And Sylvester, Inc
- Registered owner
- Morrison And Sylvester, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 4, 1991
- Departed
- NONE · Turner, ME
- Destination
- NONE · Howland, ME
- Airport
- NONE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 690 total · 500 in this make and model · 630 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.