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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Spartanburg, SC · April 4, 1983

Date
April 4, 1983 · 21:50 local
Place
Spartanburg, SC
Airport
Downtown
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8253U
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83FA150
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
99 total8 in this make and model5 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 a utility wire. Stalled and crashed on a low altitude go around. Engine had stopped on impact with wire.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A UTILITY WIRE. STALLED AND CRASHED ON A LOW ALTITUDE GO AROUND. ENGINE HAD STOPPED ON IMPACT WITH WIRE.

NTSB investigation

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