Accident Cessna 140 N77029, Saturday 20 February 1982

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Date:	Saturday 20 February 1982
Time:	10:30 LT
Type:	Cessna 140
Owner/operator:	Richard B Nogle
Registration:	N77029
MSN:	12361
Total airframe hrs:	6282 hours
Engine model:	Continental C-85-12
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Krotz Springs, LA - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Covington, LA
Destination airport:	Newton, TX
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
DURING THE POWER RECOVERY FROM A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING TO A RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK FOUR STRANDS OF TELEPHONE WIRE WHICH RAN PERPENDICULAR TO THE TRACKS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT A NEARBY AIRPORT WHERE POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD TWO FEET OF THE LEFT WING.

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