19821226066749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Portales, TX · December 26, 1982

Date
December 26, 1982 · 18:30 local
Place
Portales, TX
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N20EB
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA068
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
136 total50 in this make and model13 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.

Struck wires off approach end of runway while on final. Aircraft stopped in mid air and fell to the ground.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES OFF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY WHILE ON FINAL. AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN MID AIR AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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