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FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Latimer, IA · July 3, 2009

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Date
July 3, 2009 · 13:30 local
Place
Latimer, IA
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8138B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09LA409
Reported as
Cessna 172
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N8138BRegistration cancelled Jun 1, 2017 · Cessna 172S/N 29938 · Built 1957Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 3, 2009 at approximately 1330 CDT a Cessna 172, N8138B, being flown by david n. colglazier, private pilot certificate number 2716791, impacted the roadway (C25, also known as 190th street) approximately 4 miles nw of the hampton airport (hpt) hampton, Iowa in a near vertical position smashing the engine into the cockpit area of the aircraft. The aircraft engine was producing power upon impact. Mr colglazier was pronounced dead at the scene and was the only occupant in th aircraft. To the west, approximately 75 feet from where the aircraft impacted the road, were high-tension power lines running perpendicular to the road. The top two strands (7/16 inch steel cable) were approximately 70 feet above the road. Witnesses indicated that the aircraft was flying low and from west to east above the road. The nose gear assembly was found approximately 200 feet from the aircraft wreckage (100 feet from the wires), to the west. The weather ner the time of the accident reported from Iowa falls, Iowa indicated prevailing VFR conditions. Kfia 031815Z atuo 00000KT 10 sm SCT065 SCT075 25/15 A3013 rmk A02.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 3, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 CDT A CESSNA 172, N8138B, BEING FLOWN BY DAVID N. COLGLAZIER, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 2716791, IMPACTED THE ROADWAY (C25, ALSO KNOWN AS 190TH STREET) APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES NW OF THE HAMPTON AIRPORT (HPT) HAMPTON, IOWA IN A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION SMASHING THE ENGINE INTO THE COCKPIT AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS PRODUCING POWER UPON IMPACT. MR COLGLAZIER WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE AND WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN TH AIRCRAFT. TO THE WEST, APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET FROM WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE ROAD, WERE HIGH-TENSION POWER LINES RUNNING PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROAD. THE TOP TWO STRANDS (7/16 INCH STEEL CABLE) WERE APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET ABOVE THE ROAD. WITNESSES INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LOW AND FROM WEST TO EAST ABOVE THE ROAD. THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE (100 FEET FROM THE WIRES), TO THE WEST. THE WEATHER NER THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPORTED FROM IOWA FALLS, IOWA INDICATED PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS. KFIA 031815Z ATUO 00000KT 10 SM SCT065 SCT075 25/15 A3013 RMK A02.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09LA409Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLatimer, IAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power line while flying at a low altitude.Jul 3, 2009 · Substantial damage