Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary CHI88LA017

SUGAR GROVE, IL, USA

Aircraft #1

N5360U

CESSNA T210N

Analysis

WHILE DESCENDING FOR LANDING THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED TOTAL POWER FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ON A ROAD AND ON SHORT FINAL, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES WHICH RAN ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE AIRCRAFT THEN PITCHED NOSE DOWN AND BEFORE HE COULD RECOVER IT COLLIDED WITH A VAN WHICH WAS HIDDEN BY A HIGHWAY OVERPASS EMBANKMENT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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