ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41494
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| Date: | Sunday 3 June 1984 |
| Time: | 18:55 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | Hammonds Air Service |
| Registration: | N4665E |
| MSN: | 18503835 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2687 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Houma, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Venice, LA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PLT WAS RETURNING TO HOME BASE OF OPERATIONS, EXECUTING STANDARD VISUAL APPROACH ALONG INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY ON WESTERLY BASE HEADING PRIOR TO TURN ON FINAL. ACFT COLLIDED WITH OVERHEAD GROUND WIRES OF POWER TRANSMISSION ARRAY SPANNING THE WATERWAY AT AN OVERPASS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ACFT HEADING AT TIME OF IMPACT WAS INTO SETTING SUN, WITH STRONG REFLECTIVE GLARE FROM WATER. OPERATOR STATED WIRES WERE MARKED WITH ORANGE BALLS AT TIME OF MISHAP. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X39936
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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