ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358118
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| Date: | Saturday 21 October 1995 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1845A |
| MSN: | 22-1083 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2150 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290-D2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Battle Mountain, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Horseshoe Bend, ID |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD LOCATED ON A PRIVATE RANCH, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED UTILITY TRANSMISSION LINES SUSPENDED 30 FEET ABOVE AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT SEVERED THREE LINES AND TRAVELLED 140 FEET FURTHER BEFORE IMPACTING ON THE ROAD IN A FLAT ATTITUDE. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE ROAD STRIKING A BARBED WIRE FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 240 FEET BEYOND THE TRANSMISSION LINES. THE PILOT WAS LOOKING AT THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR INSTRUMENT WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to see and avoid utility transmission wires suspended across the final approach flight path.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96LA018
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2024 10:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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