Republic RC-3 accident near Cedar Bluff, AL
On September 15, 2012, a Republic RC-3 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cedar Bluff, AL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 15, 2012
- Place
- Cedar Bluff, AL
- Aircraft
- Republic RC-3 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.210°N, 85.548°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120915X24429
Official records · ERA12LA562
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 15, 2012, about 0950 central daylight time, a Republic RC-3 amphibious airplane, N6072K, collided with electrical transmission lines, during approach to Weiss Lake, Cedar Bluff, Alabama. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, which departed from Guntersville Municipal Airport (8A1), Guntersville, Alabama. According to a friend of the pilot, who lived on Weiss Lake and also owned the same model of amphibious airplane, the purpose of the flight was to come visit him. The pilot was familiar with landing on Weiss Lake and the electrical transmission lines that crossed the lake. The pilot would usually land in the opposite direction from the direction he landed on the day of the accident allowing for any "overrun" after landing on the lake and could not explain why he landed in the direction that he did. According to the friend, on arrival in the local area, he observed the airplane turn in an easterly direction and pass over his house at approximately 400 feet above ground level. The airplane then turned left until it had reversed direction and then began to descend. Moments later the airplane struck a set of unmarked electrical transmission lines located near the eastern edge of the lake. The airplane then pitched nose up, its forward motion appeared to stop, and it rolled to the right until it was inverted, then fell onto the surface of the lake, and sank. According
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines during final approach to landing.
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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.
