ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45106
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| Date: | Saturday 23 August 2003 |
| Time: | 20:29 |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N140GS |
| MSN: | 9456 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2501 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Edwardsburg, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Edwardsburg, MI |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with power lines and a lake. The airplane was observed flying low. The Sheriff's report stated, "[A boater] related that he was on a pontoon at the time that the plane involved in the crash came through the channel. He saw that the plane began to bank right and the wing struck the power line. The plane then spun and was on its belly on the water. The plane went down nose first, and he could barely see the tail of it, five or six feet under the water." Local visibility was reported as 10 statute miles and sky condition was clear. No pre-impact anomalies were observed. The airplane was not equipped with shoulder harnesses and was not required to have them installed.
Probable Cause: The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the power line during his low level cruise. Factors were the power transmission line, the lake, and low altitude flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030827X01406&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Dec-2017 19:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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