Amateur-built Kitfox Series 7 N646FD accident near Monroe, Michigan

Probable cause

The inadequate descent angle flown by the pilot during a final approach for landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a power line.

NTSB analysis

During an approach for landing, the airplane impacted a marked power line that was about 27 feet high and about 360 feet from the runway at a private airstrip. When the airplane contacted the power line, it descended and impacted terrain about 75 feet from the approach end of the runway. The pilot thought that the airplane was high enough to clear the power line and stated that the accident could have been prevented if he had flown a higher approach and payed more attention to the location of the power line. The pilot stated that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure with the airplane at the time of the accident.

Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN12LA545 for the full record.