Mooney Into Powerlines Near D.C.

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Originally Posted by visibility3miles

Apparently low approach on final, perhaps in rain and fog in the dark. The occupants were in the plane for seven hours (?) while the power company grounded the wires then secured the plane to the tower before they were evacuated.

The tower took some damage.

The plane has been “segmented” and removed from the tower.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/two-rescued-after-plane-crashes-into-maryland-power-lines/vi-AA14ERpy

The grounding can take a long time. I witnessed the results of a storm this past spring that blew a long row of power lines onto a major street by snapping the poles that the cables are mounted onto. Many cars were trapped under the cables. There was a guy with thick gloves and special long-handled tools to clip the bypass cables between wires. It was three hours to complete this. Obviously, it will be slower for something a hundred feet off the ground.