# Accident 19950629016009A: Cessna 172RG, Weston, TX, June 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1995, 16:30 local time
- Place: Weston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JM8S
- Location: 33.3300° N, 96.6659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3300&lon=-96.6659&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9502D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9502D-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950629016009A

## Narrative

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

VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER HIT POWER LINE ON ENGINE OUT PRACTICE. MANEUVER CARRIED OUT TO A UNSAFE ALTITUDE.

## 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 FTW95LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA281), Jun 29, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N9502D), Weston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH POWER LINES WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION. A FACTOR WAS THE INSTRUCTOR'S…

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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