Armonk firefighters leave the scene of a plane crash as various...

Armonk firefighters leave the scene of a plane crash as various police and fire agencies stage at 113 King Street in Armonk.

[Richard_]

NTSB Identification: NYC95LA225.
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Accident occurred Sunday, September 24, 1995 in SOMERS, NY
Probable Cause Approval Date: 02/27/1996
Aircraft: SNYDED PITTS S1E, registration: N27920
Injuries: 2 Fatal,2 Minor.

THE PILOT STATED,'WHILE I WAS FLYING OVER WESTCHESTER, I SAW THE WATER AND WENT DOWN TO GET A CLOSER LOOK....I HEARD A LOUD BANG, LIKE A HAMMER. I LOOKED OVER AT MY WING AND NOTICED DAMAGE....I PUT THE PLANE DOWN ON THE WATER....I EXPERIENCED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WHILE I WAS FLYING, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT HIT THE PLANE.' THE PILOT FURTHER STATED,'DURING A DESCENT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN OBJECT, SUBSEQUENTLY CONFIRMED TO BE A POWER LINE.' ADDITIONALLY, AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE, A 46000 VOLT, 3/4 INCH DIAMETER POWER LINE HAD SEPARATED AND HAD DROPPED IN A RESERVOIR. AS A RESULT OF THE POWER LINE STRIKING THE WATER, THREE PERSONS WERE EJECTED FROM THEIR BOAT. TWO OF THE PERSONS DID NOT SURVIVE. THE SURVIVOR, WHO SWAM ASHORE, REPORTED HE FELT ELECTRICAL SHOCKS THROUGHOUT HIS BODY WHILE HE WAS IN THE WATER. ACCORDING TO THE SURVIVOR, HE NOTICED THE NON-SURVIVORS SWIMMING TOWARD HIM WITH 'WAVES OF BLUE ELECTRICITY IN THE WATER.' POSTACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT, WHICH RESULTED HIS FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE POWER LINE

[Richard_]

That incident report is from a different crash dated September of 1995 as highlighted in the side bar of the article that starts this thread. Does anyone know the details of this power line crash? I'll be the pilot was criminally charged and then sued like hell by the surivors. What a dunce! Three people are minding their own business fishing in a boat and some rich dunce in a Pitts bi-plane comes down to buzz the water, snaps a powerline off and kills two guys by electrocuting them to their drowning.