# Incident 19970606018029I: Cessna 172M, Elko, NV, June 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8381° N, 115.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elko, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8381&lon=-115.7678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172WE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970606018029I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT STRUCK A THREE QUARTER INCH STEEL CABLE DURING A LOW LEVEL FLIGHT OVER THE HUMBOLDT RIVER. THE PROPELLER SEVERED THE CABLE AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON A NEARBY DIRT ROAD.

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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