ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294029
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| Date: | Friday 11 March 2005 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Denney Kitfox 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N481DB |
| MSN: | 552 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dillard, Oregon -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dillard, OR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was cruising upstream on a river when the airplane "struck the upper power lines (about 80 feet above water) with prop and left gear leg." The aircraft assumed a nose down attitude and then "released itself from the wires." The pilot attempted to recover, but the airplane "pancaked into the river" where it came to rest upright in "knee deep" water. The left wing sustained structural damage, and the right lift strut was bent.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles while in cruise flight at low altitude, which resulted in an inflight collision with a power line. A factor was the pilot's decision to fly at low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA05CA060
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 16:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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