Aero Commander CALLAIR A 9 N7662V

Summary

On 24 June 2017 at about 23:15 local time, a Aero Commander CALLAIR A 9 registered N7662V, operated by ELK Mountain Soaring LLC, was involved in an accident near Morgan, Utah, 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

24 June 2017 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Morgan, Utah, United States

Coordinates

41.0556, -111.5928

Aircraft

Aero Commander CALLAIR A 9

Registration

N7662V

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

ELK Mountain Soaring LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Morgan → Heber

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA371

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to see and avoid transmission wires.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during a positioning flight, about 500 ft, he was flying along a highway, and the airplane struck transmission wires. He added that he turned back to the departure airport and landed without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. According to an employee of the power company, the struck transmission wires were about 93 to 100 ft above the ground.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.