BENSON, NC, USA
N25803
PIPER J3C-65
THE ACFT WAS BEING OPERATED AT LOW LEVEL BENEATH POWER LINES WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE PLT SAID HE COULD NOT RECALL THE EVENTS OF THE ACCIDENT. EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO DEFECT IN THE FLT CONTROLS NOR THE ENGINE. EXAM OF THE ACCIDENT SITE INDICATED THAT THE ACFT FLEW INTO THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE AND COLLIDED WITH A LOW BERM. THE UNCLE OF THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT HE HAD OBSERVED THE PLT 'BUZZING' HIS HOUSE IN THE PAST.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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