What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Partial power loss base leg. Hit wire trying for a road. Crashed. Nosed over. No engine defets found. (-23) on March 05, 1998, at approximately 1049 local, aircraft registration N8342E, CE-172-N, s/n 17272190, collided with a utility pole guy wire an dsubsequently collided with the ground on the west bound lanes of SR405, approximately 1 mile n/w of runway 18, at the Space Center Executive Airport, in Titusville, Florida. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
PARTIAL POWER LOSS BASE LEG. HIT WIRE TRYING FOR A ROAD. CRASHED. NOSED OVER. NO ENGINE DEFETS FOUND. (-23) ON MARCH 05, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1049 LOCAL, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION N8342E, CE-172-N, S/N 17272190, COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE GUY WIRE AN DSUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND ON THE WEST BOUND LANES OF SR405, APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE N/W OF RUNWAY 18, AT THE SPACE CENTER EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, IN TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.