ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213903
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 July 2018 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Denney Kitfox 4-1200 (Classic IV) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N125TY |
| MSN: | HCU089 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 814 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Colorado River near the Utah-Colorado border, Mesa County, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grand Junction, CO (GJT) |
| Cedar City, UT (CDC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot departed on a cross-country, personal flight, and during the flight, he chose to fly at low altitude over a river. The pilot reported that, after passing over a group of river rafters about 500 ft above ground level, he "dropped [the airplane] low to the river." Shortly after descending, the airplane's vertical stabilizer struck a cableway that crossed over the river. The pilot lost airplane control, and the airplane subsequently impacted the side of the river canyon and then came to rest partially submerged in the river.
The cableway was supported by two fixed A-frame structures located on the sides of the riverbank, and the cable height at its center above the water’s surface was 32 ft. The pilot likely was not properly monitoring the environment during the low-altitude operation, which resulted in his failure to see and avoid the cableway.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper decision to conduct a low-altitude flight over a river and his inadequate monitoring of the environment, which resulted in a collision with a cableway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=125TY
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2018 22:08 | Geno | Added |
| 01-Aug-2018 03:07 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Aug-2018 06:47 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-Aug-2018 18:52 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2019 17:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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