- Date
- May 1, 1973
- Place
- Thorp, WA · THORP, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2005WBeech S35
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730501009199A
- Case key
- 169499
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0737 73/5/1 THORP,WASH BEECH S35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 3000 TIME - 1735 N2005W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEATTLE,WASH YAKIMA,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES ABOUT 35 FT AGL OVER HIWAY MEDIAN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2005W
- Reported as
- Beech S35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.