ODESSA, TX, USA
N1776B
TAYLORCRAFT BCS 12-65
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH WIRES AND THE GROUND DURING RECOVERY FROM AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER. THE PLT HAD DONE WHAT APPEARED TO BE A MANEUVER SIMILIAR TO A HAMMERHEAD STALL SHORTLY AFTER FIRST TAKEOFF. THE ACFT APPEARED TO BE RECOVERING AS IT 'BOTTOMED OUT' AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL ACCORDING TO A WITNESS WHO THEN SAW A FLASH WHEN THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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