20210131003299A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Silt, CO · January 31, 2021

Date
January 31, 2021 · 14:20 local
Place
Silt, CO
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4376Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21LA119
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft struck power line at around 100 ft off of ground. Struck vertical and sheared 2 feet off of rudder.

Aircraft had no controls and crashed .

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINE AT AROUND 100 FT OFF OF GROUND. STRUCK VERTICAL AND SHEARED 2 FEET OFF OF RUDDER.

AIRCRAFT HAD NO CONTROLS AND CRASHED .

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N4376Q · 2

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