ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65283
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| Date: | Friday 29 May 2009 |
| Time: | 08:55 |
| Type: | Storch Aviation Australia Storch SS-Mk 4 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2898J |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 323 hours |
| Engine model: | Aero Sport Power IO-360-B2E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Highway 12, near Calf Creek Campground. Near Boulder, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Boulder, UT (PVT) |
| Boulder, UT (PVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On the morning of the accident flight, the pilot flew with a passenger in the airplane on a sightseeing trip. The flight included low altitude maneuvers, to include low altitude flights into canyons. Photographs provided by the passenger revealed that the airplane was flown at low altitude through the canyons, and very close to the canyon walls. The pilot then landed and disembarked the passenger. Shortly thereafter, the pilot departed with another passenger onboard in the direction of the accident site. Witnesses observed the airplane flying low within a canyon shortly before a power failure occurred in the local town. Damage to the airplane revealed that the left wing struck the power transmission lines. The witness statements, damage sustained by the wing, and the position of the airplane after the accident, indicated that the pilot most likely turned left into an adjacent canyon from the one he was in and immediately into the path of the power lines.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low altitude maneuvering.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2009 23:15 | Digitalis | Added |
| 04-Jun-2009 06:57 | CAN | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 14:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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