19821031055879A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Quitman, GA · October 31, 1982

Date
October 31, 1982 · 16:45 local
Place
Quitman, GA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8977V
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83FLA01
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,091 total0 in this make and model107 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Struck powerline on low altitude flight. Possible fuel exhaustion and wire strike attempting to land in a field.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINE ON LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT. POSSIBLE FUEL EXHAUSTION AND WIRE STRIKE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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