DUNBAR, WV, USA
N7583H
PIPER PA-12
THE PILOT TOOK OFF EASTBOUND TOWARD MULTIPLE POWER LINES THAT CROSSED THE RIVER. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO ABOUT 100 FEET AND WAS TURNING LEFT AWAY FROM THE WIRES WHEN IT NOSED OVER AND CRASHED INTO THE RIVER. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A SEAPLANE RATING BUT HAD RECENTLY BEEN RECOMMENDED TO TAKE THE SEAPLANE TEST.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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