Date: | Saturday 19 May 1990 |
Time: | 11:30 |
Type: | Douglas DC-3A |
Owner/operator: | K&K Aircraft |
Registration: | N1FN |
MSN: | 11685 |
Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
Total airframe hrs: | 34906 hours |
Engine model: | Wright R-1820 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Capon Bridge, WV -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Martinsburg-Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport/Shepherd Field, WV (MRB/KMRB) |
Destination airport: | Winchester Municipal Airport, VA (WGO/KOKV) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | BFO90FA046 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
ICAO Adrep Summary 3/94 (#86)
NTSB
Scramble Vol.12, nr.03
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