ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382716
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| Date: | Sunday 16 January 1983 |
| Time: | 18:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-135 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8604C |
| MSN: | 22-1289 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2800 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Hope, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pittstown, NJ (N40) |
| Langhorne, PA (N54) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE WHILE THE PILOT AND A FRIEND IN ANOTHER PLANE WERE FLYING ALONG THE DELEWARE RIVER. THE PLT REPORTED THAT AS HE APPROACHED A BRIDGE, HE CLIMBED TO CLEAR OVER THE BRIDGE AND SOME POWER LINES, THEN STARTED TO DESCEND. HE STATED THAT THE NEXT THING HE REMEMBERED WAS WAKING UP IN THE WATER. HE WAS PULLED FROM THE WATER BY A MAN WHO LIVED NEARBY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC83FHA03
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 16:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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