Boeing A75 N56760

Summary

On 10 May 1986 at about 23:24 local time, a Boeing A75 registered N56760 was involved in an accident near Angels Camp, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 May 1986 at 23:24

Classification

Accident

Location

Angels Camp, California, United States

Coordinates

38.0402, -120.6110

Aircraft

Boeing A75

Registration

N56760

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbia → Hayward

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86LA215

2 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

NUMEROUS GROUND WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FLY LOW ALONG THE RIVER WHICH FED INTO THE NEW MELONIES RESERVOIR LAKE AND THEN COLLIDE WITH UNMARKED HIGH TENSION POWER LINES WHICH SPANNED A NARROW PORTION OF THE LAKE. THE PILOT THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT APRX 500 FT ABOVE THE WATER WHEN IT STRUCK THE POWER LINES. THE ELECTRIC COMPANY'S RECORDS SHOWED THAT THE POWER LINES SPANNED 4007 FT ACROSS THE LAKE BETWEEN TWO STEEL TOWERS. AT THE LOWEST DROOP, THE LINES MEASURED 194 FT ABOVE THE RECORDED HIGH WATER MARK OF THE LAKE. ACCORDING TO THE US DEPT OF INTERIOR, THE LAKE LEVEL ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT WAS RECORDED AT 1061.84 FT MSL, AND THE HIGH WATER MARK FOR THE LAKE WAS 1088 FT MSL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.