# Accident 20090703012399A: Cessna 172, Latimer, IA, July 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2009, 13:30 local time
- Place: Latimer, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7236° N, 93.2264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7236&lon=-93.2264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8138B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8138B-2017-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA409) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090703012399A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CEN09LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA409), Jul 3, 2009: Cessna 172 (N8138B), Latimer, IA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power line while flying at a low altitude.

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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