ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176125
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| Date: | Thursday 14 May 2015 |
| Time: | 10:32 |
| Type: |  Bellanca 7GCBC Citabria |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5042P |
| MSN: | 1121-79 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Malheur County, near Juntura, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Juntura, OR (OR14) |
| Juntura, OR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was flying his airplane in visual meteorological conditions in support of a cattle drive. A witness observed the airplane complete three to four passes before impacting power lines at an altitude about 100 ft above ground level. The witness reported that the engine sounded normal leading up to the impact, and a postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines while intentionally maneuvering at low altitude for the aerial observation flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N5042P
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1988 | N5042P | Weathers, Terry | 0 | Dorris, CA | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2015 14:29 | Geno | Added |
| 15-May-2015 14:31 | Geno | Updated [Date] |
| 15-May-2015 16:18 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 15-May-2015 17:55 | Geno | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Apr-2017 06:36 | PiperOnslaught | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 14:52 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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