ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41715
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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Date:07-JAN-1987
Time:1145
Type:Silhouette image of generic C182 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Cessna 182Q
Operator:private
Registration: N28MB
C/n / msn: 18265566
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Essex, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Agua Dulce, CA (L70)
Destination airport:Essex, CA
Narrative:
UPON REACHING HIS DESTINATION THE PILOT DESCENDED TO MAKE A MESSAGE DROP. HE SELECTED A FLIGHT PATH THAT WAS PERPENDICULAR TO A 55 FOOT TALL, UNMARKED, ELECTRICAL POWER LINE. DURING THE LOW PASS FOR THE DROP THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DESCENDED INTO A GROUP OF RAILROAD SIGNAL AND ELECTRICAL WIRES BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND. CAUSE:

Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X30083


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