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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Battle Mountain, NV · September 10, 1988

Date
September 10, 1988 · 11:39 local
Place
Battle Mountain, NV
Airport
Lander County Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8895V
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA88LA177
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
220 total220 in this make and model11 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.

Unable to clear wires on climbout. Descended in a low level turn to avoid wires. Wing hit ground plane cartwheeled.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO CLEAR WIRES ON CLIMBOUT. DESCENDED IN A LOW LEVEL TURN TO AVOID WIRES. WING HIT GROUND PLANE CARTWHEELED.

NTSB investigation

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