# Accident 19860222006089A: Cessna 182A, Decatur, TX, February 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1986, 16:08 local time
- Place: Decatur, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2297° N, 97.5900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2297&lon=-97.5900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4071D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4071D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 390 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LPA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LPA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860222006089A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES BUT LANDED SAFELY WHILE FLYING LOW OVER HIGHWAY. DID NOT SEE LINES BECAUSE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES.

## 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 FTW86LPA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LPA19), Feb 22, 1986: Cessna 182A (N4071D), Decatur, TX, substantial damage

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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