ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362897
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| Date: | Saturday 19 September 1992 |
| Time: | 20:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper 601P |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N711YM |
| MSN: | 61P-0215-023 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bakersfield, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Santa Barbara, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGERS DEPARTED BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, FOR AN EVENING FLIGHT TO SANTA BARBARA FOR DINNER. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON THE WAY HE DECIDED TO FLY OVER THREE OF HIS CITRUS RANCHES AND CHECK THEM FROM THE AIR. HE STATED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING AT '250 PLUS MPH' AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE AND CLIPPED A 12,000 VOLT PG&E POWER LINE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED UP TO 1,500 FEET AND CHECKED ALL SYSTEMS. HE THEN FLEW 30 MILES BACK TO BAKERSFIELD AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN INADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR AN INTENTIONAL LOW PASS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DUSK LIGHT CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOTS IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX92LA399
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 September 2014 | N711YM | Private | 1 | nr Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, TX (AUS/KAUS) | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 11:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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