ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386202
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| Date: | Sunday 18 February 2001 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | West Central Airways, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9714W |
| MSN: | 28-23190 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Detroit Lakes, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fergus Falls Airport, MN (FFM/KFFM) |
| Detroit Lakes Municipal Airport, MN (DTL/KDTL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While flying low over a lake the aircraft collided with power transmission wires. The pilot stated, " Flew down low on this lake on the edge of Frazee (about tree top high). Started pulling up and there were power lines across the lake. Pointed nose down to clear but the prop cut the bottom wire and the tail took the top one." The pilot reported, "Damaged the leading edges on both wings and the vertical stab on the tail."
Probable Cause: Altitude/clearance not maintained from the transmission wires during a low altitude flight/maneuver performed by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the transmission wires.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI01LA143
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 September 2002 | N9714W | West Central Airways Inc | 0 | Moorhead, Minnesota | |
sub |
| 24 August 2006 | N9714W | Private | 1 | Kulm, ND | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 12:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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