# Accident 20221102023219A: Cessna 170A, Hardin, TX, November 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2022, 11:00 local time
- Place: Hardin, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1576° N, 94.7099° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1576&lon=-94.7099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9244A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9244A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221102023219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT POWER LINES AT THE APPROACH END OF PRIVATE AIR STRIP WHILE LANDING, THEN WENT THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMGE.

## 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 CEN23LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA024), Nov 2, 2022: Cessna 170A (N9244A), Hardin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the powerlines while landing.

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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