- Date
- September 5, 1973
- Place
- Valparaiso, IN · VALPARAISO, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N58509Cessna 182P
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730905028449A
- Case key
- 188250
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3233 73/9/5 VALPARAISO,IND CESSNA 182P CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0520 N58509 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 40, 1615 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 41 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MICHIGAN CITY,IND VALPARAISO,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 69 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT USING LOC FOR GUIDANCE LOOKING FOR RWY THRU BKN CLDS.HIT BOTTOM WIRE OF HI VOLTAGE LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58509
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Porter County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.