# Accident 20050417008559A: Cessna 172H, Oakwood, GA, April 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2005, 20:30 local time
- Place: Oakwood, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2769° N, 83.8331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2769&lon=-83.8331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1643F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1643F-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050417008559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 17, 2005, AT 1600 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172H, N1643F, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT, COLLIDE WITH A POWER LINE WHILE ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING TRIGGERED BY A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE HAD TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER;DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A POWER LINE. THE NOSE GEAR DID COLLAPSE ON TOUCHDOWN, WHICH ALLOWED THE ENGINE COWLING AND CARBURETOR TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND HIS PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRPLANE 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 ATL05CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA074), Apr 17, 2005: Cessna 172H (N1643F), Oakwood, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to fuel system contamination.

## Other reports on N1643F (1)

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

- [Incident 20000121000649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000121000649I), Jan 21, 2000: Cessna 172H (N1643F), Ottumwa, IA. (-23) The planned VFR pleasure flight began in murfreesboro, TN (mbt) with a stop in lebanon, TN and a fuel stop in centralia, IL (cnl) before reaching the…

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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