ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364344
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| Date: | Saturday 19 October 1991 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Pitts S-1S |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4241Z |
| MSN: | 7-0455 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 182 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-C2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Franklinville, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (NONE) |
| (NONE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE COMMERCIAL PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING A LOW PASS OVER THE FIELD IN ORDER FOR PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND TO PHOTOGRAPH THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED HE HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE PRESENCE OF THE POWER LINES, AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE POWER LINES DURING THE MANEUVER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN OF THE AIRPORT AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL92LA012
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 September 1997 | N4241Z | Private | 0 | Hammondsport, NY | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 14:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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