# Accident 19950527018179A: Cessna 172N, Lovelock, NV, May 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1995, 20:27 local time
- Place: Lovelock, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3202° N, 118.1996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3202&lon=-118.1996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4773E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4773E-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950527018179A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINE DURING FLIGHT AT UNSAFE ALTITUDE AT DUSK. HAD FLOWN OVER PRIVATE UNLIGHTED AG STRIP PRIOR IMPACT.

## 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 LAX95FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA198), May 28, 1995: Cessna 172N (N4773E), Lovelock, NV, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional flight at low altitude and subsequent collision with transmission wires during dusk light conditions.

## Other reports on N4773E (1)

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

- [Incident 19950303005099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950303005099I), Mar 3, 1995: Cessna 172N (N4773E), Lovelock, NV. Narrative: according to the pilot, barton hummer, while on a local business flight, an engine vibration was felt and the engine seized. A landing was made on a…

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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