TREMONTON, UT, USA
N4129F
CESSNA 172
THE PILOT WAS MAKING A LOW PASS OVER A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE AIRPLANE STRUCK AN UNMARKED POWER LINE. AFTER HITTING THE POWER LINE, A LARGE PORTION OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE THEN CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET BEYOND THE POWER LINE.
THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE WHILE MAKING A LOW PASS OVER A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HIGHWAY. THE POWERLINE WAS CONSIDERED A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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