ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137943
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| Date: | Saturday 13 August 2011 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Fairchild PT-19A (M-62A) |
| Owner/operator: | Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum |
| Registration: | N53956 |
| MSN: | T42-3814 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2560 hours |
| Engine model: | Fairchild 6-440-C2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2 mi S Madrid, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Boone, IA (BNE) |
| Ankeny, IA (IKV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses observed the accident airplane flying low along a river. A witness located near the accident site reported that the airplane struck power lines suspended above the river. The airplane subsequently impacted a sandbar along the river. The postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies consistent with a preimpact failure or malfunction. Toxicological testing revealed the presence of a medication commonly prescribed for depressive illness. In addition, the pilot had been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. However, it was not possible to determine the level of medication present or the extent that fatigue might have affected the pilot, if at all, during the accident flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper decision to conduct low-level flight along a river, which resulted in a collision with power lines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2011 12:39 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Aug-2011 13:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 15-Aug-2011 11:40 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 19-Nov-2015 21:00 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:07 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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