ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249235
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| Date: | Monday 29 March 2021 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Aviat A-1 Husky |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N800MH |
| MSN: | 1210 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-C1G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Cave Spring, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Centre, AL |
| Centre, AL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On March 29, 2021, about 1800 eastern daylight time, a Aviat Husky A-1, N800MH, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Cave Springs, Georgia. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was owned by the pilot, who was operating it as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
A witness reported the pilot was circling low over his house and waving at him. The pilot circled for about 5 minutes then departed the area. As he watched the airplane head north, it collided with a power line, resulting in a loss of electrical power to nearby residences and a brush fire. The airplane pitched down abruptly and descended into a ravine where it collided with the ground about 500 ft from the location of the power line.
Postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from a power line.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/single-engine-plane-crash-causes-power-outage-in-cave-spring-officials-say
https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/local/plane-crash-reported-in-cave-spring/article_9070676c-90df-11eb-a456-078b8235aec0.html
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/plane-crash-cave-springs/85-bcde0fd6-eed6-4206-8042-af1857fa0970
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=800MH
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2021 00:42 | Geno | Added |
| 30-Mar-2021 03:26 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 08-Jun-2023 21:31 | Captain Adam | Updated [[Registration, Cn, Operator, Source]] |
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