Narrative:
The DC-3 collided with power lines during a swath run, climbed gradually, entering a steep nose high attitude. The aircraft stalled and crashed from a height of 1200 feet agl.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of the DC-3, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid the power lines. Factors related to the accident were: the obstruction (transmission wires), and the lack of visual cues for the pilots."
Loss of control
» NTSB
» Scramble Vol.12, nr.03
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 19 May 1990 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3A |
| Operator: | K&K Aircraft |
| Registration: | N1FN |
| MSN: | 11685 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 34906 |
| Engines: | 2 Wright R-1820 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Capon Bridge, WV ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Martinsburg-Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport/Shepherd Field, WV (MRB/KMRB), United States of America |
| Winchester Municipal Airport, VA (WGO/KOKV), United States of America |
The DC-3 collided with power lines during a swath run, climbed gradually, entering a steep nose high attitude. The aircraft stalled and crashed from a height of 1200 feet agl.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of the DC-3, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid the power lines. Factors related to the accident were: the obstruction (transmission wires), and the lack of visual cues for the pilots."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Collision with pole or wiresLoss of control
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 3/94 (#86)» NTSB
» Scramble Vol.12, nr.03
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Martinsburg-Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport/Shepherd Field, WV to Winchester Municipal Airport, VA as the crow flies is 32 km (20 miles).
Distance from Martinsburg-Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport/Shepherd Field, WV to Winchester Municipal Airport, VA as the crow flies is 32 km (20 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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