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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Horsebranch, KY · September 30, 1979

Date
September 30, 1979 · 18:17 local
Place
Horsebranch, KY
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3423C
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FA093
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Witness saw airplane hit wires while flying east over highway. Accident sight sw of & beyond destination.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESS SAW AIRPLANE HIT WIRES WHILE FLYING EAST OVER HIGHWAY. ACCIDENT SIGHT SW OF & BEYOND DESTINATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.