ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356365
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| Date: | Saturday 6 January 1996 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K |
| Owner/operator: | Northern Skies Aviation |
| Registration: | N172NS |
| MSN: | 172-57968 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4570 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Park City, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Laurel, MT (6S8) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that while flying approximately 100 feet above the ground, with higher terrain on both sides of the aircraft, he 'heard something strike the aircraft.' He stated that neither he nor his passenger 'had seen any obstacles that may have hit the plane.' The pilot stated that he then returned directly to Laurel, Montana, and landed without further incident. Post-flight inspection of the aircraft revealed an 8-inch-deep gash into the vertical stabilizer, from the leading edge straight back into the stabilizer, and a radio antenna on the top of the aircraft broken back at its base. The pilot stated the opinion in his accident report that 'by the nature of the damage...it was a wire strike that occurred,' and that he believed 'this accident was a result of failure on my part to maintain sufficient altitude.'
Probable Cause: Inadequate visual lookout by the pilot, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from the transmission line.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA96LA041
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 06:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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