19830102008969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Hancock, MD · January 2, 1983

Date: January 2, 1983 · 11:45 local
Place: Hancock, MD
Airport: Potomac
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8515U
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL83FIG03
Reported as: Cessna 172F
Reported engine: Continental O300D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 501 total388 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N8515URegistration cancelled May 10, 2013 · Cessna 172FS/N 17252415 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 172F Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft flying low along river collided with wires and crashed into river.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT FLYING LOW ALONG RIVER COLLIDED WITH WIRES AND CRASHED INTO RIVER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL83FIG03Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportHancock, MDThe aircraft collided with the top two wires of a powerline during a low altitude sight-seeing flight along the potomac river. The pilot stated he was maintaining visual contact with the ground should an emergency landing become necessary. He was staying high…Jan 2, 1983 · Substantial damage