I have been doing my ifr training for some time so can someone refresh my memory? Just cruising the NTSB database for 4/04 and saw this fatal accident report:
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NTSB Identification: ATL04FA099
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, April 24, 2004 in Moselle, MS
Aircraft: Cessna 172N, registration: N75812
Injuries: 3 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On April 24, 2004, at 1642 central daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N75812, registered to Mark VII South Inc, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight collided with the WEEZ AM radio tower in the vicinity of Moselle, Mississippi, while maneuvering. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed. The commercial pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from Hester-Noble Field, Laurel, Mississippi, on April 24, 2004, at 1636.
Two witnesses located near the crash site stated they observed the airplane flying eastbound between 400 to 500 feet above the ground in the vicinity of WEEZ radio tower. The airplane circled around the tower once, and then was observed to go around the tower again heading east. When one witness waved to the pilot, the pilot rocked the airplane wings and waved back at the witness. The nose of the airplane was observed by both witnesses to pitch up, and the right wing collided with one of the suspension cables. The cable snapped, and sounded like "a rifle going off". The right wing collided with the tower, the nose of the airplane pitched down, and the airplane disappeared from view behind some trees. Both witnesses telephoned the 911 emergency operator to report the accident
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Aren't you supposed to remain xxx feet above any obstacles? I cannot understand why one would circle the tower so closely that they could clip one of the wire's.
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NTSB Identification: ATL04FA099
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, April 24, 2004 in Moselle, MS
Aircraft: Cessna 172N, registration: N75812
Injuries: 3 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On April 24, 2004, at 1642 central daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N75812, registered to Mark VII South Inc, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight collided with the WEEZ AM radio tower in the vicinity of Moselle, Mississippi, while maneuvering. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed. The commercial pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from Hester-Noble Field, Laurel, Mississippi, on April 24, 2004, at 1636.
Two witnesses located near the crash site stated they observed the airplane flying eastbound between 400 to 500 feet above the ground in the vicinity of WEEZ radio tower. The airplane circled around the tower once, and then was observed to go around the tower again heading east. When one witness waved to the pilot, the pilot rocked the airplane wings and waved back at the witness. The nose of the airplane was observed by both witnesses to pitch up, and the right wing collided with one of the suspension cables. The cable snapped, and sounded like "a rifle going off". The right wing collided with the tower, the nose of the airplane pitched down, and the airplane disappeared from view behind some trees. Both witnesses telephoned the 911 emergency operator to report the accident
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Aren't you supposed to remain xxx feet above any obstacles? I cannot understand why one would circle the tower so closely that they could clip one of the wire's.
