Lett R/Campbell K AIRCAM N912S

Summary

On 19 April 2002 at about 23:04 local time, a Lett R/Campbell K AIRCAM registered N912S, operated by Jackie E. Roush, was involved in an accident near Troy, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 April 2002 at 23:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Troy, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Troy Municipal (TOI)

Coordinates

31.8603, -86.0119

Aircraft

Lett R/Campbell K AIRCAM

Registration

N912S

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Jackie E. Roush

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Troy → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA02LA086

1 person was seriously injured.

the pilot-in-commands decision to fly at a low altitude and his improper visual lookout resulting in an in-flight collision static with wires.

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The airplane had been flying around the area low level for about 30 minutes, when it struck power lines, about 70 feet above a lake, then fell into the water. The crash site was located about 2 to 3 miles southeast of the airport. The airplane was only partly submerged with the nose on the bottom of the lake. A witness jumped into the lake and rescued the pilot from the submerged wreckage. There were no reports of any mechanical problems before the airplane struck the power lines. There were no reported obstructions due to weather, and the reported visibility about the time of the accident was 10 statute miles.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.