Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW86FA046

WHITEFIELD, OK, USA

Aircraft #1

N77483

CESSNA 120

Analysis

THE PILOT WAS FLYING AT VERY LOW ALTITUDE WHILE CIRCLING THE AREA AND MOST PROBABLY DID NOT SEE THE POWERLINE, DUE TO SUNGLARE, UNTIL AT VERY CLOSE RANGE. HE THEN PULLED UP STEEPLY IN THE STRONG AND GUSTY HEADWIND AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER BEFORE GROUND IMPACT OCCURRED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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