Date & Time:
Mar 7, 1943 at 2256 LT
Type of aircraft:
Stinson SR-7 Reliant
Operator:
Registration:
NC16103
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dallas - Oklahoma City - Dallas
MSN:
9660
YOM:
1936
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Dallas-Love Field Airport at 1910LT on a night training flight. The airplane landed first in Oklahoma City then returned to Dallas in the late evening. During the final approach from the northwest for a landing on the northwest-southeast
runway, the control tower warned the pilot that his approach was too low on account of an unlighted power line near the airport. The instructor acknowledged the warning and immediately applied power to gain altitude. Simultaneously, the airplane struck the 3 -wire power line and crashed on the embankment of a railroad beyond. All three occupants were injured and the airplane was extensively damaged.
Crew:
Manuel Benito Gonzalez, instructor,
Charles Edward Stevenson, student pilot.
Passenger:
Jorge Lucas Vidal.
runway, the control tower warned the pilot that his approach was too low on account of an unlighted power line near the airport. The instructor acknowledged the warning and immediately applied power to gain altitude. Simultaneously, the airplane struck the 3 -wire power line and crashed on the embankment of a railroad beyond. All three occupants were injured and the airplane was extensively damaged.
Crew:
Manuel Benito Gonzalez, instructor,
Charles Edward Stevenson, student pilot.
Passenger:
Jorge Lucas Vidal.
Probable cause:
Presence of an unlighted obstruction, of which the pilot was unaware, in the approach area to the airport runway.
The following contributing factor was identified:
- Unnecessarily low approach in view of darkness and the pilot's unfamiliarity with existing obstruction.
The following contributing factor was identified:
- Unnecessarily low approach in view of darkness and the pilot's unfamiliarity with existing obstruction.
Final Report:
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