REDCLIFF, CO, USA
N9813C
NORTH AMERICAN AT-6D
A HUSBAND & WIFE RPRTD THAT THE ACFT FLEW NEAR THEIR HOUSE AT A VERY LOW ALT, THEN CLIMBED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SUN TO CLEAR OVER A BRIDGE. MOMENTS LATER, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES THAT WERE SUSPENDED BETWEEN 2 TOWERS. THE TOWERS WERE LOCATED ATOP ROCK FORMATIONS NEAR THE BRIDGE & WERE 1027' APART. IMPACT WITH THE LINES OCCURRED NEAR WHERE THEY DROOPED TO THEIR LOWEST POINT ABOUT 250' AGL. AFTER HITTING THE POWER LINES, THE ACFT CONTD TO FLY, BUT THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO TREES ON MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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