# Accident 19880910038149A: Cessna 172M, Battle Mountain, NV, September 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1988, 11:39 local time
- Place: Battle Mountain, NV
- Airport: Lander County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4703° N, 117.0304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4703&lon=-117.0304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8895V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8895V-2004-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 220 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880910038149A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA88LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA177), Sep 10, 1988: Cessna 172M (N8895V), Battle Mountain, NV, destroyed

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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