ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358454
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| Date: | Sunday 13 August 1995 |
| Time: | 19:50 LT |
| Type: | Birdman Enterprises, Inc. CHINOOK 2S |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N35KK |
| MSN: | 00662 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 570 hours |
| Engine model: | ROTAX 503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hammondsville, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Toronto, OH (IG8) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT HE WAS '...FOLLOWING THE COURSE OF YELLOW CREEK JUST TO ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF IT.' HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS BELOW THE ELEVATION OF HILLS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CREEK WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES IN ITS FLIGHT PATH. THE AIRCRAFT THEN '...FELL STRAIGHT DOWN INTO YELLOW CREEK.' THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SEE THE POWER LINES OR TOWERS THAT WOULD INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF POWER LINES BEFORE THE COLLISION.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from obstacles (power lines) in his flight path.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO95LA085
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 14:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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