ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45500
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| Date: | Saturday 6 July 2002 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N738QT |
| MSN: | 17270161 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2092 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Otis, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Salem-McNary Field, OR (SLE/KSLE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On July 6, 2002, approximately 0930 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N738QT, registered to and being flown by a private pilot was destroyed during an uncontrolled collision with terrain following a collision with power lines while in cruise approximately two and one-half miles west of Otis, Oregon. The pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal, was operated under 14 CFR 91, and originated from McNary field, Salem, Oregon, at 0907
The pilot of the Cessna 172N departed Salem, Oregon, on a personal flight with one passenger. The aircraft was observed flying low in a westerly direction shortly after 9 am over the Salmon River estuary in VFR conditions when it pulled up into a climbing left turn and then descended to the ground impacting in an inverted, nose low attitude. Post-crash examination revealed that the aircraft impacted power lines with its left wingtip. The set of 3 horizontally oriented power lines crossed the estuary approximately 60 feet above ground near the point of aircraft contact and on a 033/213 magnetic bearing line.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance with power lines while conducting low altitude flight resulting in a loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's low altitude flight and the power lines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020715X01123&key=1
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Dec-2017 16:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 19:16 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative, Photo] |
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