Aviation Accident Summary FTW83LA392

SAN ANTONIO, TX, USA

Aircraft #1

N57714

AERONCA O-58B

Analysis

BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL. THE PLT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) REMINDED THE OTHER OCCUPANT OF WIRES IN THE AREA WHERE THE WERE FLYING ON BASE LEG. THE OTHER OCCUPANT REPLIED, 'YES, I SEE THEM & THINK WE WILL BE ABOVE THEM.' HE THEN REPLIED, 'NO, WE ARE GOING TO HIT THEM.' AFTER STRIKING THE WIRES, THE ACFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL & CRASHED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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