# Accident 19891017045059A: Cessna 172N, Valdosta, GA, October 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1989, 15:02 local time
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Airport: Valdosta Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8399° N, 83.2693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8399&lon=-83.2693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172SC-2014-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-H1AD (registry code 42129, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-h1ad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,039 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891017045059A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK OVERHEAD GROUNDING CABLE WHILE ON POWERLINE PATROL. RETURNED TO BASE. BENT VERTICAL TAIL AND WIND DAMAGED.

## 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 ATL90LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA020), Oct 17, 1989: Cessna 172N (N172SC), Valdosta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT (FAILURE TO SEE & AVOID THE OBSTRUCTION). CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE TRANSMISSION (POWER) LINE AND LACK OF VISUAL CUES (PILOT'S VISUAL PERCEPTION).

## Other reports on N172SC (1)

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

- [Accident 19901008059209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901008059209A), Oct 8, 1990: Cessna 172N (N172SC), Valdosta, GA, Substantial damage. Wind gust caused student to lose directional control on takeoff. Ran off side of runway. Collided with embankment.

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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