# Accident 20130612009099A: Cessna 172K, Newton, MS, June 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2013, 09:30 local time
- Place: Newton, MS
- Airport: Newton Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3111° N, 89.1347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3111&lon=-89.1347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7045G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7045G-2015-06-12) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130612009099A

## Narrative

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

CFI TOLD THE STUDENT, HE WAS LOW AND SLOW AT LEAST TWICE ON BASE AND FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31 AT M23, NEWTON AIRPORT. CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ADDED POWER BUT IT WAS TOO LATE TO CLEAR THE TOP POWER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE POWER LINE AND CONTINUED A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE THE LINE ARRESTED THE FORWARD MOVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN AND STRUCK THE GROUND IN A WOODED AREA 3/4 TO ONE MILE FROM THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA13LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA281), Jun 12, 2013: Cessna 172K (N7045G), Newton, MS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to increase engine power during the descent for landing when instructed to do so by the flight instructor and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which…

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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