- Date
- September 15, 1982, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hobbs, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6553ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820915046589A
- Case key
- 71042
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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.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Analysis
Pilot collided with power line while on pipeline patrol. A sucessful landing was made at hobb, NM airport after accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6553E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272037
- Airframe hours
- 1,238
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- Griffen Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Griffen Flying Service
- Departed
- Borger, TX
- Destination
- NEW · New Orleans, LA
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
- 21
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 684 total · 587 in this make and model · 581 as pilot in command · 309 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6553E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.