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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172E · Gadsden, AL · November 26, 1993

Date
November 26, 1993 · 12:35 local
Place
Gadsden, AL
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7702U
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL94FA023
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,358 total2,351 in this make and model19 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.

VFR pilot struck cloud obscured power line while engaged in scud running en route in IMC.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT STRUCK CLOUD OBSCURED POWER LINE WHILE ENGAGED IN SCUD RUNNING EN ROUTE IN IMC.

NTSB investigation

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