19861224080609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Marble Falls, TX · December 24, 1986

Date
December 24, 1986 · 13:00 local
Place
Marble Falls, TX
Airport
Randolph Afb
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N53384
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87LA040
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
86 total73 in this make and model4 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.

The aircraft struck wires but landed safely. Pilot was operating along a river at low altitude.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES BUT LANDED SAFELY. PILOT WAS OPERATING ALONG A RIVER AT LOW ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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