40.9502° N, 90.3766° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Galesburg, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 10, 1988 · 19:04 local
Place
Galesburg, IL
Airport
Galesburg Municipal
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N52948
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
125 total12 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft struck and severed two powerlines in flight. Left inbound side of stabilizer damaged. Landed safely.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT STRUCK AND SEVERED TWO POWERLINES IN FLIGHT. LEFT INBOUND SIDE OF STABILIZER DAMAGED. LANDED SAFELY.