ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297850
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 June 2019 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: | Aeronca 65 C |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N22173 |
| MSN: | C2759 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1939 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5994 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A-65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gilliam, Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gilliam, LA (LA54) |
| Gilliam, LA (LA54) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the private pilot, he was practicing stop-and-go landings, and after the second landing, he taxied the airplane back to the east end to prepare for a third takeoff. While making a wide right turn, he was looking in the direction of the turn and failed to see an estimated 4 1/2-ft-tall utility pole. The left-wing lift strut contacted the pole and separated from the fuselage at the lower attachment point. The pilot stated that there were no markings or warnings placed nearby, which allowed the dark-colored pole to blend into the background. Following the accident, the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge contacted the airport owner who agreed to paint the pole to make it more visible to prevent a reoccurrence.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid a dark-colored utility pole while taxiing for takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN19TA196
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 September 2022 | N22173 | Spirit of Haughton Inc | 0 | near Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN/KDTN), Shreveport, LA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 09:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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