19850512016619A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Broxton, GA · May 12, 1985

Date
May 12, 1985 · 19:15 local
Place
Broxton, GA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N739UD
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85LA162
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
122 total87 in this make and model4 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 unmarked powerlines on final approach to Private runway. Pilot avoided lower wires. Did not see top wires.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK UNMARKED POWERLINES ON FINAL APPROACH TO PRIVATE RUNWAY. PILOT AVOIDED LOWER WIRES. DID NOT SEE TOP WIRES.

NTSB investigation

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