# Accident 20080411833299A: Cessna 172K, Roseglen, ID, April 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2008, 01:30 local time
- Place: Roseglen, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6953° N, 101.7603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6953&lon=-101.7603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7490G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7490G-2012-07-09) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 7 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080411833299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APRIL 11, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 0130-0200 AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PERSONAL TELEVISION ANTENNA TOWER THAT WAS AFFIXED NEXT TO PIC'S HOUSE AT HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET. AIRCRAFT MISSED STRIKING HOUSE, CONTINUED WESTERLY APPROX 150 FEET STRIKING SEVERAL LARGE PINE TRES. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 200 FEET WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING THE GROUND AT A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A FIELD WITHIN 30 FEET OF AIRCRAFT STRIKING GROUND. BOTH OCCUPANTS KILLED. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

## 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 CHI08LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA101), Apr 11, 2008: Cessna 172K (N7490G), Roseglen, ND, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain obstacle clearance from the TV antenna during a low altitude maneuver. Contributing factors were the antenna, the night conditions, and pilot impairment due to alcohol.

## Other reports on N7490G (2)

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

- [Incident 19880318033219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880318033219I), Mar 18, 1988: Cessna 172K (N7490G), Livermore, CA. Engine restarted after first failure but not after second. Landed safely. Engine out with no usable fuel.
- [Accident 19810502021599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502021599A), May 2, 1981: Cessna 172K (N7490G), Hesperia, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing on highway median. Fuel tanks were empty.

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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