# Accident 20040229002959A: Cessna 172K, Angleton, TX, February 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2004, 06:30 local time
- Place: Angleton, TX
- Airport: Brazoria County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1083° N, 95.4625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1083&lon=-95.4625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79502, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79502-2007-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040229002959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NON-PILOT TOOK OFF IN STOLEN AIRCRAFT. STRUCK HIGH TENSION POWER LINES AND CRASHED. OPERATOR WALKED AWAY UNDETECTED AND APPARENTLY UNINJURED.

## 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 FTW04LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA085), Feb 29, 2004: Cessna 172K (N79502), Angleton, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The unqualified person's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines. A contributing factor was the night light conditions.

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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