Nanchang CJ-6A accident near Edgewood, TX
On January 21, 2001, a Nanchang CJ-6A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Edgewood, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 21, 2001
- Place
- Edgewood, TX
- Aircraft
- Nanchang CJ-6A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.697°N, 95.873°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010125X00359
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 21, 2001, approximately 1515 central standard time, a Nanchang CJ-6A, experimental-exhibition airplane, N6373S, was destroyed when it struck a tower guy wire while in cruise flight near Edgewood, Texas. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The airline transport pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight, and a flight plan was not filed. The personal flight departed Magnolia, Arkansas, approximately 1255 with a subsequent refueling stop at Mount Pleasant, Texas, and a final planned destination of Alamogordo, New Mexico. The airplane departed Mount Pleasant approximately 30 minutes prior to the accident. A mechanic located at Airways Aviation, Brisco Field Airport (LZU), Gwinnett County, Lawrenceville, Georgia, reported that the pilot and passenger arrived at the airport via ground vehicle on January 20, 2001. The mechanic recalled the pilot stated that they "were on a schedule" and had to make the trip. The mechanic was concerned about the "airplane, which was not protected against icing, because it was snowing on 20 January" when the airplane departed LZU. The pilot loaded the airplane for the flight, and during the preflight, filled the "oil tank on the airplane with automotive brand 20W-50 oil." The airplane was based at McCollum Field Airport (RYY), Cobb County, Kennesaw, Georgia, and the passenger drove the ground vehicle to RYY where he was going to board the aircraft. At 1242, the air traffic controller (LZU)
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance with the tower guy wire while the airplane was in cruise flight. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to update his navigation chart with the location of the tower during his preflight planning/preparation. In addition, a contributing factor was the pilot's intentional flight of the airplane at a low altitude.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
