# Accident 20060223003009A: Cessna 182D, Staunton, VA, February 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2006
- Place: Staunton, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2764° N, 78.9364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2764&lon=-78.9364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9178X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9178X-2008-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060223003009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED A LOW FLY OVER TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 81, MILE MARKER 231, STAUNTON, VA. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING STRUCK STATIC CABLE BETWEEN HIGH TENSION WIRE TOWERS. THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED LT. NORTH BOUND LANE AND SLID TO DITCH ON EAST SIDE OF NORTH BOUND HIGHWAY AND BURNED.

## 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 NYC06LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA073), Feb 24, 2006: Cessna 182D (N9178X), Weyers Cave, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to maneuver at a low altitude at night, and his failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance, which resulted in a collision with power lines. A factor in this…

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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