# Incident 19861015058819I: Cessna 172, Progresso, TX, October 15, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1986, 19:30 local time
- Place: Progresso, TX
- Airport: Progresso
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2829° N, 102.8099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Progress, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2829&lon=-102.8099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6316E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6316E-1997-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 35 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861015058819I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES ON FINAL APPROACH. DAMAGE TO COWLING AND PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N6316E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19871003080509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871003080509I), Oct 3, 1987: Cessna 172 (N6316E), Edinburg, TX, 1 fatal. Main chute did not open. Reserve chute entangle with main chute. Packed own chute. Did not hold a packing license.

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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