ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378738
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| Date: | Sunday 12 August 1984 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Central Valley Skyways |
| Registration: | N6321M |
| MSN: | 15284671 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1818 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-62C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cressey, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Atwater, CA (OO1) |
| Atwater, CA (001) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES OBSERVED TWO ACFT MAKING MULTIPLE LOW PASSES DOWN THE RIVER. EACH ACFT WAS SEEN FLYING UNDER 3 ELECTRICAL POWER LINES AT LEAST 3 TIMES. ON THE LAST PASS, ACCORDING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, ONE ACFT STRUCK AND SEVERED ALL 3 POWER LINES. AFTER THE COLLISION THE PLT FLEW TO A NEARBY ARPT AND PERFORMED A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. FINDING THE ACFT CONTROLLABLE HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT OF ORIGINAL DEPARTURE WHERE HE LANDED. THE PLT SAID THAT HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED TOWARD THE PASSENGER WHO WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A CAMERA WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX84LA438
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 February 1996 | N6321M | Wings Over California | 0 | San Jose, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Mar-2024 11:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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