TOLEDO, WA, USA
UNREG
Maxair ULTRALIGHT
THE PILOT OF THE UNREGISTERED, MAX AIR ULTRALIGHT FLEW INTO POWER TRANSMISSION LINES WHILE PULLING UP FROM A LOW PASS, OVER AN OPEN FIELD. TWO WITNESSES SAID THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT KNOW THAT THE WIRES WERE THERE. THE PILOT WAS WAVING TO THE WITNESSES, AND CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD NOT SEEN THE WIRES.
THE PILOT'S INATTENTIVENESS. FACTORS WERE HIS PERFORMANCE OF A LOW PASS, AND A TRANSMISSION WIRE IN HIS FLIGHT PATH.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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