- Date
- October 8, 1985, 19:00 local (Oct 9, 1985, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Luxora, AR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9854QCessna C-172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851008049679A
- Case key
- 6900
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Analysis
After a day of work,the plt and two friends made a LCL flt around he area. Near the end of the flt,a fire was spotted on the west bank of a miss. River channel. The plt decided to go down and take a look at the fire. After passing over the fire, flt down the channel was continued. The acft collided with an unmarked power line across the channel and crashed into the woods. Three conductors were separated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9854Q
- Reported as
- Cessna C-172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17265798
- Airframe hours
- 2,129
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Blytheville Aero,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- HKA · Blytheville, AR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 108 total · 3 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Observed at
- BYH, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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