# Accident 19950408040419A: Cessna 172F, Seneca, SC, April 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1995, 20:00 local time
- Place: Seneca, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6805° N, 82.9509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6805&lon=-82.9509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8197U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8197U-1998-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 75 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950408040419A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK POWER LINE THAT WAS 140 FT ABOVE A LAKE. FELL INTO WATER.WAS CIRCLING LOW OVER BROTHERS LAKE HOME.

## 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 ATL95FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA079), Apr 9, 1995: Cessna 172F (N8197U), Seneca, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR UTILITY LINES, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE WIRES.

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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