Piper PA-23-250 N6754Y

Summary

On 31 January 2001 at about 15:01 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N6754Y, operated by Benjamin Harrison Trout II, was involved in an accident near Fulton, Missouri, United States. One person was 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

31 January 2001 at 15:01

Classification

Accident

Location

Fulton, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Elton Hensley Memorial (FTT)

Coordinates

38.8501, -91.9499

Aircraft

Piper PA-23-250

Registration

N6754Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Benjamin Harrison Trout II

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fulton → Hillsboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI01LA076

Nobody was injured.

the pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the power line during the circling approach. Factors were the power transmission wire, the plowed field, and that the pilot's lookout was not possible through the built up ice on the windshield.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage on contact with a power line and subsequent impact with terrain while circling. The pilot reported no injuries. The pilot stated that the weather briefing indicated tops about 8,000 feet MSL, negative icing reports, and weather at the destination was reported to be VFR with high cirrus clouds. He said that the airplane accumulated about 1/8 inch of rime ice during the climb. He stated that tops were confirmed at 20,00 feet MSL while he was enroute. He stated that he elected to return and the airplane accumulated an additional 1/8 inch of rime ice in the descent. He said he began a circle to land entering a close left downwind for runway 23 and stated that " As I turned final it was difficult to see the runway because of the ice on the windshield." He said that "the airplane struck the top ground line on the towered power lines." The airplane came to rest in a plowed field about 2,000 feet from the runway's threshold. The pilot reported no airplane mechanical malfunction failure with this flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.