Quest KODIAK 100 N702FW

Summary

On 31 December 2010 at about 18:55 local time, a Quest KODIAK 100 registered N702FW, operated by United States Department of Interior, was involved in an accident near Reedsport, Oregon, United States. 3 people were 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 December 2010 at 18:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Reedsport, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

43.7506, -124.0264

Aircraft

Quest KODIAK 100

Registration

N702FW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

United States Department of Interior

Operating rule

Public Use

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Bend → Astoria

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11TA083

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during a low-level aerial observation flight. Contributing to the accident was pilot's failure to review a route hazards map prior to initiating the flight.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While flying a low-level waterfowl aerial observation route, the pilot flew into power lines that were strung across a river. While both the pilot and a passenger saw the power lines just before impact, it was too late to take action. Because the pilot normally flew in a different region, and was on temporary assignment in a geographical area that he was not familiar with, he was unaware of the specific hazards along the subject route. He also did not possess a copy of the local area hazards map, although one had been sent to him as part of a multi-attachment email. During a reconnaissance flight prior to the accident, the pilot identified several hazards, but not the wires that he ultimately impacted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.