- Date
- August 15, 1979
- Place
- Sandpoint, ID · SANDPOINT, ID
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6220VBeech 95-B55
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790815031049A
- Case key
- 134170
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2617 79/8/15 SANDPOINT,ID BEECH 95-B55 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 5000 TIME - 1540 N6220V PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1250 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDPOINT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPOKANE,WA SANDPOINT,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PWR LINE 80FT ABOVE RIVER. CONT FLT,LND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6220V
- Reported as
- Beech 95-B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sandpoint
N6220VRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6220V · 2
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