# Accident 20160625015119A: Cessna 172I, Anthony, NM, June 25, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2016, 09:15 local time
- Place: Anthony, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2600° N, 106.8200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2600&lon=-106.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46204, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 634 total, 140 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160625015119A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM SANTA TERESA (5T6) AND DECIDED TO FLY LOW OVER THE RIVER. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A LOW RECON OF THE ROUTE AND THEN CIRCLED BACK AND DESCENDED OVER THE RIVER. DURING THE LOW-LEVEL FLIGHT THE TOP OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WIRE STRUNG APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET ABOVE THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND BOTH AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS (2) SUSTAINED INJURIES.

## 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 GAA16CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA333), Jun 25, 2016: Cessna 172 (N46204), Anthony, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a cable while maneuvering at a low altitude over water, which resulted in a collision with a cable and impact with water.

## Other reports on N46204 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990428019991A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990428019991A), Apr 28, 1999: Cessna 172I (N46204), Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. On April 28, 1999, approximately 0755 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172I, N46204, and a Cessna 172N, N738UF, were substantially damaged when they collided…

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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