CRESSEY, CA, USA
N6321M
CESSNA 152
WITNESSES OBSERVED TWO ACFT MAKING MULTIPLE LOW PASSES DOWN THE RIVER. EACH ACFT WAS SEEN FLYING UNDER 3 ELECTRICAL POWER LINES AT LEAST 3 TIMES. ON THE LAST PASS, ACCORDING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, ONE ACFT STRUCK AND SEVERED ALL 3 POWER LINES. AFTER THE COLLISION THE PLT FLEW TO A NEARBY ARPT AND PERFORMED A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. FINDING THE ACFT CONTROLLABLE HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT OF ORIGINAL DEPARTURE WHERE HE LANDED. THE PLT SAID THAT HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED TOWARD THE PASSENGER WHO WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A CAMERA WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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