Accident · 2003-04-19

NTSB case ATL03LA080 · Rans S-12 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-04-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Rans S-12 (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance which resulted in the inflight collision with a utility line. A factor was utility lines.

Source: NTSB case ATL03LA080

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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