ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45378
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| Date: | Monday 4 November 2002 |
| Time: | 17:35 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Flite |
| Registration: | N6606P |
| MSN: | 24-1728 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3928 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fond du Lac , WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Valparaiso, IN (VPZ) |
| Fond du Lac, WI (FLD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane hit a 110 foot high power line 2.2 nautical miles south of the destination airport, and was destroyed by impact with the terrain and post-impact fire. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. A witness reported that he was about one mile south of the power lines, when he saw an airplane with it lights on flying from south to north at a very low altitude. He reported that the airplane's altitude would have been about 50 feet higher than the power lines. Inspection of the airplane revealed no pre-impact anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilot failed to maintain obstacle clearance from the power lines while on a night VFR approach. Factors to the accident included the dark night and the power lines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20021108X05450&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 August 1999 | N6606P | Air Flite | 0 | Eden Prairie, MN | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Dec-2017 17:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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