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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna R172K · Hondo, TX · March 28, 1989

Date
March 28, 1989 · 03:08 local
Place
Hondo, TX
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N736RT
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89FA073
Reported as
Cessna R172K
Reported engine
Continental IO360K
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
317 total247 in this make and model31 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.

Struck powerlines at night while trying to fly under a thunderstrom. Ignored ATC advice to wait out frontal weather.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINES AT NIGHT WHILE TRYING TO FLY UNDER A THUNDERSTROM.IGNORED ATC ADVICE TO WAIT OUT FRONTAL WEATHER.

NTSB investigation

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