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| Date: | Saturday 23 August 2014 |
| Time: | 07:09 |
| Type: |  American Champion 7GCBC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N254AC |
| MSN: | 1319-2001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 527 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5.5 miles northwest of Lago Vista, Travis County, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cedar Park, TX (40XS) |
| Cedar Park, TX (40XS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A witnesses in the area reported seeing an airplane matching the description of the accident airplane flying near the accident site at a low altitude over water. A camera mounted to the airplane captured the accident flight. The video footage depicted the airplane flying low near terrain up until the collision with a power line. The video did not depict any abrupt maneuvers before the accident, thus, the pilot likely did not see the wires. The airplane impacted the ground and a postimpact fire ensued. An examination of the airframe, engine, and related systems revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to fly at a low altitude and his subsequent failure to see and avoid the power lines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N254AC
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2014 08:28 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Aug-2014 23:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Aug-2014 01:49 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 26-Aug-2014 09:24 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 26-Aug-2014 15:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Aug-2014 23:45 | Geno | Updated [Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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