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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Lake Elsimore, CA · August 3, 1991

Date
August 3, 1991 · 17:45 local
Place
Lake Elsimore, CA
Airport
Skylark Field Airport
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2457L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA345
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
243 total201 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Operating at low altitude over Colorado river. Struck power cable. Impact severed nose and main gear.

As the FAA filed it

OPERATING AT LOW ALTITUDE OVER COLORADO RIVER. STRUCK POWER CABLE. IMPACT SEVERED NOSE AND MAIN GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N2457L · 1

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