# Accident 20040424008159A: Cessna 172N, Moselle, MS, April 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2004, 16:42 local time
- Place: Moselle, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6725° N, 89.1722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6725&lon=-89.1722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75812, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75812-2005-12-14) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 4 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040424008159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT OVER FLEW THE AREA AND THEY WAVED AT IT. AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO DEPART THE AREA THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A RADIO TOWER GUIDEWIRE. THEN THE RIGHT WING HIT THE TOWER ITSELF. THE NOSE DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED DIRECTLY DOWN INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 ATL04FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA099), Apr 24, 2004: Cessna 172N (N75812), Moselle, MS, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance and his inadequate visual look-out while maneuvering resulting in an in-flight collision with a radio tower.

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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