ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40908
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 August 1999 |
| Time: | 17:27 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5 Traveler |
| Owner/operator: | Kyle E. Engel |
| Registration: | N1370R |
| MSN: | AA5-0770 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3345 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newcastle, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KECS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was giving sightseeing rides to relatives at a family reunion. On his fifth flight, with three passengers, the airplane impacted three electrical transmission wires which were 214 feet above ground level, and located 5 nautical miles north of the airfield. The airplane came to rest 924 feet south of the transmission wires. Postimpact fire consumed the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and inadequate altitude/clearance from the transmission wires.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN99FA148
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 08:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 18:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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