Cessna 177RG accident near Dixon, CA
On December 15, 2005, a Cessna 177RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dixon, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 15, 2005
- Place
- Dixon, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.337°N, 121.706°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051223X02005
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 14, 2005, at 1652 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 177RG (Cardinal), N8040G, collided with a high tension static line associated with a high voltage transmission tower in flight and impacted the ground at Dixon, California. The pilot, who was also the registered owner of the airplane, was operating it under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant onboard, sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was destroyed. The pilot departed from the Calaveras County-Maury Rasmussen Field, San Andreas, California, about 1630, and was destined for Charles M. Schultz- Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. At 1652:33, the Northern California Terminal Radar Approach Control (Nor Cal TRACON) received a report of a downed airplane from a certified flight instructor (CFI) and student flying in a Cessna 152. The CFI was interviewed the evening of the accident by the National Transportation Safety Board investigator and reported that he and his student were returning to Sacramento after a dual instructional flight. The student reported traffic and the CFI noted that the accident airplane was lower and would not be a factor. The light blue colored airplane appeared to be about 200 feet above ground level (agl) and was traveling at a high groundspeed. The CFI then noticed a flash or spark and saw the airplane impact transmission lines, followed immediately thereafter by the airplane's impact with the ground and post impact fire. Prior to the tra
Probable cause
the pilot's intentional flight at low altitude and failure to maintain obstacle clearance with a high tension static line. The glare from the setting sun was a factor.
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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.
