- Date
- June 29, 1987, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Denmark, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7734UCessna 172E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870629033849A
- Case key
- 7469
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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 struck power lines and severed the nose gear during landing. When the nose was lowered to ground on landing roll acft nosed over inverted. Acft was being delivered to mechanics new airstrip for annual inspection. The plt was unaware of power lines which were not marked. Markers have since been ordered by airstrip owner to be installed by power company upon receipt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7734U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17251734
- Airframe hours
- 2,780
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gary G. Duffey
- Registered owner
- Duffey, Gary G.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 6J9 · Brooklet, GA
- Airport
- runway 7, 3,000 × ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 322 total · 217 in this make and model · 245 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAV, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.