Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW84LA208

MULLIN, TX, USA

Aircraft #1

N5454J

CESSNA 172N

Analysis

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES TO HAVE BEEN FLYING VERY LOW, PARALLELING HIGHWAY 84. A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS PARALLEL THE HIGHWAY. BETWEEN THE RR TRACKS AND HWY IS A POWER LINE. THE WITNESSES SAW THE LEFT WING CONTACT THE PWR LINE AND THE ACFT ROLL TO THE LEFT, COLLIDING WITH THE GND NEARLY INVERTED. POWER CABLE WAS FOUND WRAPPED AROUND THE PROPELLER HUB.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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