MARS, PA, USA
N41835
WAYNE ISON PDQ-II
WITNESSES STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY, OVERHEAD AND IN THE VICINITY OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. ONE WITNESS ALSO STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A TURN AS IF TO RETURN FOR LANDING. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING AND BEGAN TO ROCK SHARPLY. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT STRUCK A UTILITY POLE ABOUT 20 FT AGL, THEN IMPACTED ON THE EDGE OF A ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS BUILT PRIMARILY FROM FIBERGLASS AND STYROFOAM, LITERALLY DISINTEGRATED DURING IMPACT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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