# Accident 20041102027259A: Cessna 172N, Columbia, SC, November 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2004, 19:41 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9425° N, 81.1214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-81.1214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4874G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4874G-2018-01-24) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041102027259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DECLARED MAYDAY AT APPROX. 00:41Z, AND LANDED IN PARKING. AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES. NOSE & MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. MAJOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT CAUSED BY POWER LINE CONTACT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 ATL05CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA019), Nov 3, 2004: Cessna 172N (N4874G), Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N4874G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040403035539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040403035539A), Apr 3, 2004: Cessna 172N (N4874G), Statesboro, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) On Saturday April 3, 2004 N4874G piloted by [privacy data omitted] struck some trees, while doing a low pass over a grass field. The weather was clear,…

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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