ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228183
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 August 2019 |
| Time: | 11:51 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N84287 |
| MSN: | 17258409 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8147 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Escambia River, NW of Jay, Santa Rosa County, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Brewton, AL (12J) |
| Pensacola Regional Airport, FL (PNS/KPNS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was operating the airplane on a 40-mile repositioning flight. After takeoff, GPS data showed that the pilot flew over a river at a low altitude for several miles, at some points as low as 30 ft above ground level (agl). As the airplane approached a sharp bend in the river, the pilot briefly climbed a few hundred feet, then subsequently performed a left descending turn and descended back down to the river, following it at an altitudes between 100 and 200 ft agl for an additional 1.5 miles. The airplane subsequently struck power lines spanning the river about 60 ft agl, damaging the airplane's propeller and wings. The airplane subequently impacted a sandbar and the airframe was substantially damaged.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper decision to fly over a river at a very low altitude, which resulted in a collision with power lines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=84287
NTSB ERA19LA246
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2019 21:32 | Geno | Added |
| 13-Aug-2019 22:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2019 02:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2019 21:19 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2019 00:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2021 08:21 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 27-Mar-2021 08:28 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 27-Mar-2021 08:29 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Photo] |
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