KEARNY, AZ, USA
N12962
CESSNA 172
THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A SIGHTSEEING FLT AND WAS FLYING WESTBOUND AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL ALONG THE GILA RIVER, WHEN THE ACFT STRUCK POWERLINES. THE ACFT THEN DESCENDED INTO THE RIVER BED. HE FUTHER STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THE POWERLINES AT THE LAST MINUTE AND WAS MANEUVERING TO FLY UNDER THEM WHEN THE ACFT'S WHEELS STRUCK THE UNSEEN LOWER LINES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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