# Accident 20180615007939A: Cessna 172N, Rotan, TX, June 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2018, 15:38 local time
- Place: Rotan, TX
- Airport: Fisher County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9119° N, 100.5408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9119&lon=-100.5408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734BS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734BS-2019-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,528 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180615007939A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 15, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1538 CDT, N734BS, A CESSNA 172N STRUCK A POWER LINE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR ROTAN, TEXAS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SPICEWOOD AIRPORT (88R) ON JUNE 15, 2018.

## 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 CEN18FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA227), Jun 15, 2018: Cessna 172N (N734BS), Rotan, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's reckless decision to conduct low-level flight over a canyon, resulting in the airplane's impact with power lines and terrain.

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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