ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41970
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| Date: | Saturday 27 May 1995 |
| Time: | 20:27 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Walter L. Wardwell |
| Registration: | N4773E |
| MSN: | 17271638 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8725 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lovelock, NV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fallon, NV (KFLX) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE FLYING IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT A LOW ALTITUDE PARALLELING A PRIVATE CROP DUSTER STRIP. THEY WATCHED AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED PAST THE AIRSTRIP AT THE LOW ALTITUDE AND THEN COLLIDE WITH ELECTRICAL POWER LINES. ACCORDING TO THE POWER CO., THE WIRES ARE LOCATED ABOUT 1,056 FEET FROM THE END OF THE DUSTER STRIP AND ABOUT 37 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AT THE POINT OF CONTACT. THE WIRES ARE NOT MARKED. THE LIGHT CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS DUSK.
Probable Cause: the pilot's intentional flight at low altitude and subsequent collision with transmission wires during dusk light conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95FA198
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 14:58 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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