# Accident 20210131003299A: Cessna 172L, Silt, CO, January 31, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2021, 14:20 local time
- Place: Silt, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5198° N, 107.6667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5198&lon=-107.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4376Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4376Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210131003299A

## Narrative

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

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 .

## 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 CEN21LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA119), Jan 31, 2021: Cessna 172 (N4376Q), Silt, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to avoid powerlines while flying at low altitude.

## Other reports on N4376Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19790620016089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790620016089I), Jun 20, 1979: Cessna 172 (N4376Q), Koosharem, UT, Minor damage. After a precautionary landing, pilot attempted to taxi across soft field to a road for takeoff. Prop was damaged
- [Accident 19780402005319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780402005319A), Apr 2, 1978: Cessna 172L (N4376Q), Falcon, CO, Substantial damage. Da approx 9200FT.

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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