Aviat A-1C-200 N63BW

Summary

On 27 August 2015 at about 23:00 local time, a Aviat A-1C-200 registered N63BW, operated by Kevin Bloxham Premier Construction Supply Inc, was involved in an accident near Irwin, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 August 2015 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Irwin, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

43.3967, -111.2983

Aircraft

Aviat A-1C-200

Registration

N63BW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2012

Engines

1

Operator

Kevin Bloxham Premier Construction Supply Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alpine → Rigby

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA255

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during low level flight, which resulted in the airplane striking a wire, impacting water, and nosing over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during a low level flight, the airplane struck a wire over a river. The landing gear contacted the wire, the wire stretched like a "bungee cord," and then the wire broke. The airplane pulled to the right with the wire still attached, the pilot landed in the river, and the airplane nosed over. The recovery of the airplane from the river revealed substantial damage to the fuselage, both wings, and the empennage. The pilot reported that, "I could have prevented this accident by better observation of power lines over the river." The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.