14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, August 15, 2012 in Dexter, MO
Probable Cause Approval Date: 11/26/2012
Aircraft: BROWN MITCH CHALLENGER II, registration: N167MB
Injuries: 1 Minor.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The noncertificated pilot reported that he was flying the experimental airplane between 50 and 300 feet above ground level. The airplane’s front landing gear hit a power line wire, which resulted in the airplane impacting the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that he did not see the power lines crossing the field and that there was no mechanical malfunction of the airplane prior to the wire strike.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The operation of an airplane by a noncertificated pilot and his failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level flight.
The pilot reported that he was flying the experimental airplane between 50 to 300 feet above ground level. The airplane’s front landing gear hit a power line wire which resulted in the airplane impacting the terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that he did not see the power lines crossing the field, and that there was no mechanical malfunction of the airplane prior to the wire strike.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 167MB Make/Model: EXP Description: EXP- CHALLENGER II
Date: 08/15/2012 Time: 1300
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: FISK State: MO Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES WHILE IN FLIGHT. FISK, MO
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Cruise Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: ST. LOUIS, MO (CE03) Entry date: 08/17/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N167MB
(Source: cNews)
(Source: Cassandra Jones from Fisk, MO)
(Source: cNews)
Trooper Clark Parrott with the Missouri Highway Patrol says it happened between 7 and 7:30 a.m.
Parrott says the pilot, 58-year-old Russell D. Collins, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, was not injured.
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