Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW86FPJ02

TAHLEQUAH, OK, USA

Aircraft #1

N4969H

CESSNA 152

Analysis

THE ACFT CONTACTED STATIC CABLES AND DESCENDED TO GROUND CONTACT DURING AN AERIAL SEARCH FOR A PERSON. THE PLT HAD TURNED THE ACFT INTO THE SUN WHEN IT CONTACTED ONE OF TWO STATIC CABLES ON A POWER TRANSMISSION ARRAY APRX 159 FT AGL. THE TOWERS TO WHICH THE CABLES WERE ATTACHED ARE LOCATED ON HIGH TERRAIN ON WITHER SIDE OF A 4 LANE HWY.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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