CORNELIUS, OR, USA
N4523Z
PIPER PA-22-108
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A FIELD NEAR A FARMHOUSE. ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT CLEARED LARGE POWER LINES, BUT HAD NOT SEEN SMALL POWER LINES AHEAD AND BELOW THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE POWER LINES IN FLIGHT WITH THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED ONTO THE GROUND STRIKING A SMALL TREE BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE GROUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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