Cessna 177 accident near Blackburn, MO
On April 7, 2006, a Cessna 177 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Blackburn, MO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 7, 2006
- Place
- Blackburn, MO
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.101°N, 93.440°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060412X00430
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 7, 2006, at 1440, a Cessna 177, N34200, operated by Hawkeye Helicopters LLC, was destroyed when it hit a power line and subsequently impacted the terrain about 3 miles east of Blackburn, Missouri. The commercial pilot received fatal injuries. The 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 aerial observation flight departed the Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWC), Lawrence, Kansas, at 1226 and was conducting a pipeline patrol at the time of the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The operator reported that the pilot had flown two flights in the morning. A witness reported that she observed the airplane flying west, paralleling Highway 20. She reported that the airplane did a 360 degree turn to the left near the intersection of Highway 20 and Highway 127, and then continued flying west, paralleling Highway 20 again. She reported that the airplane's altitude was low, about two power line poles in height, and the airplane was flying slow. She reported, "All of a sudden, the left wing went down and the right wing went up." She described the angle of bank as a perpendicular position, a 90-degree vertical bank. She reported that the airplane turned left into a gully and the left wing impacted the top wire of a power line. She reported that a power line crossed Highway 20 near the location of the accident. The airplane impacted the terrain in a harvested cornfield south of Highway 20. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a commercial pilot's certificate with single-engine land and airplane instrument rating. He held
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance from the power line during low altitude maneuvering. A factor was the power line.
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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.
