# NTSB ATL81FA047: Cessna 172N, N733KW, Jenkinsville, SC, February 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1981
- Place: Jenkinsville, SC · JENKINSVILLE, SC
- Location: 34.3090° N, 81.2867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jenkinsville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3090&lon=-81.2867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127008
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0716  81/2/13    JENKINSVILLE,SC     CESSNA 172N         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 556
        TIME - 1258                    N733KW              PX-  1  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,SC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LN THAT CROSSED OVR PWR LN BEING PATROLLED,PATROLLED LNS IN VALLEY.LNS BLEND W BCKGND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733KW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733KW-1985-07-31), registration cancelled 1985-07-31, S/N 17268361 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810213004069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213004069A), Feb 13, 1981: Cessna 172N, Jenkinsville, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck power-lines during power-line patrol.

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.

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