- Date
- May 12, 1985, 19:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Broxton, GA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N739UDCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850512016619A
- Case key
- 6796
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft collided with power lines on final apch to a private airstrip. The acft was landed in a field next to the rwy. The wires were not marked. The plt reported he was aware of the large power lines near the apch end of rwy 36 but was unaware of the small power lines which were located above the larger lines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N739UD
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17270809
- Airframe hours
- 1,763
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Don R. Connell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 19, 1984 · 59 hours before
- Departed
- 18J · Douglas, GA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 122 total · 87 in this make and model · 83 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.