ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357689
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| Date: | Thursday 7 March 1996 |
| Time: | 13:33 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24 |
| Owner/operator: | Consolidated Cutlery Co. Inc |
| Registration: | N7913P |
| MSN: | 3144 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3548 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-AID5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Livingston, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Wheeling, IL (KPWK) |
| Athens, GA (KAHN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an instrument flight rules flight from Wheeling, Illinois, to Athens, Georgia, the pilot encountered severe icing conditions and elected to make a precautionary landing at Livingston, Tennessee. He stated that while on final approach, he failed to see electrical wires and telephone poles at the approach end of the runway. The airplane struck the wires, then collided with the ground. The pilot did not report any mechanical difficulty with the airplane during the flight.
Probable Cause: Failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid obstructions (electrical lines), while on final approach to land after encountering icing conditions and diverting to a new destination (alternate airport).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL96LA058
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 20:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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