OSAGE, WY, USA
N64093
CESSNA 172P
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GILLETTE, WYOMING ON A PIPELINE PATROL MISSION. THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST PIPELINE PATROL OVER THE LINE THAT HE WAS PATROLLING. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THREE POWERLINES AND CRASHED. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT HE SAW THE WIRES JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT, AND REPORTED THAT THE PILOT MADE NO EVASIVE ACTION. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE WIRES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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