The airplane impacted the ground after colliding with power lines at about 1501 Central time. Visual conditions prevailed; The Private pilot and one passenger received fatal injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. Friends of the pilots family later stated the pilot and his son had dropped off the pilots father, daughter and niece and were returning to the Winona-Montgomery County Airport, which is near the home of the pilots in-laws. Witnesses at the in-laws house saw the airplane fly over the house, turn around and fly toward the house at a low altitude. The airplanes left landing gear collided with power lines spanning a pond behind the house. The airplane nosed over and impacted the ground at the water line of the pond. The airplane cartwheeled between several trees before coming to a stop upside down in the backyard of the home.
November 25, 2004, Kilmichael, Miss. / Cessna 195
The airplane impacted the ground after colliding with power lines at about 1501 Central time. Visual conditions prevailed; The Private pilot and one passenger received fatal injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. Friends of the pilots family later stated the pilot and his son had dropped off the pilots father, daughter and niece and were returning to the Winona-Montgomery County Airport, which is near the home of the pilots in-laws. Witnesses at the in-laws house saw the airplane fly over the house, turn around and fly toward the house at a low altitude. The airplanes left landing gear collided with power lines spanning a pond behind the house. The airplane nosed over and impacted th...
Key Takeaways:
- An airplane crashed after colliding with power lines, resulting in fatal injuries for the private pilot and one passenger, and the destruction of the aircraft.
- The incident occurred when the airplane, flying at a low altitude near the pilot's in-laws' home, struck power lines spanning a pond.
- After impact, the airplane nosed over, cartwheeled through trees, and came to rest upside down in the backyard.
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