# Accident 19850124001319A: Cessna STC182, Letohatchee, AL, January 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Letohatchee, AL
- Airport: Dannelly
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0796° N, 86.5092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0796&lon=-86.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2431X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2431X-2000-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC182
- Reported engine: CONT O470P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 259 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850124001319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK POWER LINES WHILE FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND AND BURNED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL85FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA081), Jan 24, 1985: Cessna 182H (N2431X), Letohatchee, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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