ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202173
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| Date: | Saturday 10 April 1999 |
| Time: | 13:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172D |
| Owner/operator: | Jonathan E. Powell |
| Registration: | N2650U |
| MSN: | 17250250 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3350 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glenns Ferry, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mountain Home, ID |
| Jackpot, NV (06U) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilots reported that while cruising up a river, one of the passengers spotted a coyote on the river bank and all the aircraft occupants turned to look at it. When the pilot-in-command (the left-seat pilot) directed his attention back to the front of the aircraft, he spotted unmarked powerlines crossing the river and warned the flying pilot (a non-current private pilot in the right front seat). The right-seat pilot pulled back on the control yoke, but the left-seat pilot stated it appeared to him that this would take them directly into the wires and he therefore pushed the yoke forward. The aircraft struck the wires, losing 1/3 of its vertical tail and 1/2 of its rudder; however, control of the aircraft was maintained. After climbing and performing a stability check and a simulated landing, the pilots returned to the departure airport and landed without further incident. Terrain in the vicinity of the powerline crossing is about 200 feet above the elevation of an airport on the river bank 2 1/2 miles upstream.
Probable Cause: The failure of both pilots to see-and-avoid wires crossing the river. Factors included: transmission wires; inattention of both pilots to the aircraft's flight path; and the pilots' low-altitude flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA99LA059
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 September 2004 | N2650U | Mountain Home Aviation | 1 | Mountain Home, ID | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2017 12:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 08-Apr-2024 07:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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