ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 7189
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 October 1981 |
| Time: | 17:41 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | SOUTHWEST AIRMOTIVE CORP |
| Registration: | N733BB |
| MSN: | 17268158 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North of Prescott, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | KPRC |
| KPRC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was flying low in Hell Canyon about 20 miles north of the departure airport. When the aircraft approached two sets electrical wires strung over the canyon, the pilot attempted to fly under them. The aircraft's vertical stabilizer caught the lowest wire of the first set of wires, causing the aircraft to pitch up and strike the second set of wires. The aircraft broke up and struck the ground in pieces, where a post-crash fire ensued.
One the passengers who had been seated in one of the aft seats was able to hike out of the canyon to the town of Drake a few miles from the accident site. The passenger told sheriff's deputies that the pilot intentionally flew under the wires to "tease" his passengers. The pilot received fatal injuries in the crash.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=25213&key=0
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=N24727
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/120017368/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Apr-2019 14:09 | PiperOnslaught | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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