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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172G · Pope Valley, CA · February 9, 1995

Date
February 9, 1995 · 14:15 local
Place
Pope Valley, CA
Airport
Lake Berry Essa
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4345L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX95LA101
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
399 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck power line while flying low over a lake. Fell into lake. Aircraft sank. Recovered from lake.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWER LINE WHILE FLYING LOW OVER A LAKE. FELL INTO LAKE. AIRCRAFT SANK. RECOVERED FROM LAKE.

NTSB investigation

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