ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201531
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| Date: | Sunday 19 November 2017 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: | Eipper Quicksilver MXL Sport |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7712 |
| MSN: | 4606220 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 672 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East of Point Mugu Naval Air Station (KNTD), Oxnard, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Camarillo, CA (CMA) |
| Camarillo, CA (CMA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while following a friend performing an instructional flight, the other aircraft motioned to indicate that the student pilot had taken the flight controls, so he “broke away to the right.” He added that he began a descent in an area of known power wires and “in [his] mind’s eye, [he] had already [passed] the second of 2 sets” of power wires. He added that the airplane struck the power wires “at eye level” and then impacted terrain.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power wires.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2017 04:34 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Feb-2018 19:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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