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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Clarksdale, MS · March 28, 1987

Date: March 28, 1987 · 16:00 local
Place: Clarksdale, MS
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N12497
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA87LA132
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total170 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N12497Registration cancelled Aug 1, 1997 · Cessna 172MS/N 17262021 Airframe modelCessna 172M

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What happened

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

The vertical stabilizer struck a wire during low altitude operations. Pilot landed safely, then took off again.

As the FAA filed it

THE VERTICAL STABILIZER STRUCK A WIRE DURING LOW ALTITUDE OPERATIONS. PILOT LANDED SAFELY, THEN TOOK OFF AGAIN.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA87LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClarksdale, MSThe pilot stated that while flying at a low altitude over a dried up lake bed the aircraft collided with an unmarked telephone wire. A landing was made in a field where damaged was inspected. The pilot then elected to takeoff and return to the departure…Mar 28, 1987 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N12497 · 1

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

Accident 19840308007089AStarting Engines · Ormond Beach, FLHand propped engine. Unsecured aircraft collided with a hangar as it moved forward when the engine started.Mar 8, 1984 · Substantial damage