# Incident 19801002072199I: Cessna 172M, Cairo, IL, October 2, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1980, 18:45 local time
- Place: Cairo, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0063° N, 89.1829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cairo, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0063&lon=-89.1829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1277U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1277U-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 450 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002072199I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT STRUCK 30 FOOT POWER LINES. DAMAGE TO WING, STRUT, NOSE COWL AND PROP. 4 POWER LINES CUT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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