19851008049679A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Luxora, AR · October 8, 1985

Date
October 8, 1985 · 19:00 local
Place
Luxora, AR
Airport
Island 26
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9854Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86FA003
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
108 total3 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Struck unmarked powerline over river channel and impacted ground. Fire erupted on impact.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK UNMARKED POWERLINE OVER RIVER CHANNEL AND IMPACTED GROUND. FIRE ERUPTED ON IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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