18.1802° N, 66.7569° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at ADJUNTAS (PR20), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 7, 1981 · 14:00 local
Place
Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
Airport
Adjuntas
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N123AR
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
909 total523 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.
Aircraft struck electric line after partial engine failure on takeoff. Pilot attributed engine failure to carb ice.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT STRUCK ELECTRIC LINE AFTER PARTIAL ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF. PILOT ATTRIBUTED ENGINE FAILURE TO CARB ICE.