Hanson Robert H PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER N67RH
10 June 2016 · Dundee, Mississippi, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 10 June 2016 at about 22:00 local time, a Hanson Robert H PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER registered N67RH was involved in an accident near Dundee, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dundee, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grass Strip (PVT)
- Coordinates
- 34.4231, -90.5247
- Aircraft
- Hanson Robert H PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER
- Registration
- N67RH
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1984
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dundee → Dundee
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA16CA214
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 80 year old pilot usually flew with his son and not by himself. On the day of the accident, he intended to fly solo around a lake and then return to the private landing strip to pick up his son for an additional flight together. The pilot took off from the landing strip and flew over some property that he used to own. The pilot stated that he blacked out and did not recall the accident. The last thing he remembered was turning back to the lake. He then heard voices and people were helping him into a boat. According to a witness, she observed the airplane flying south over the lake behind her house and then strike a power line that extended from the lake bank near the rear of her house, across the water to the island. After striking the power line, the airplane "nosedived" into the lake. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2016 | Cessna 175B | Hurley, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Cessna 172 | Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2016 | Cessna 150 | New Albany, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2016 | Beechcraft A36TC | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 23 Sep 2016 | North American T28 | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2016 | Piper PA28 | Laurel, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |