- Date
- February 26, 1983, 10:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Flatonia, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5515NCessna 182R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830226005609A
- Case key
- 20820
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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 a power line while the plt was making a low apch over a private strip. The top 3 inches of the vertical stabilizer was cut off. The plt did not realize the acft was damaged & landed without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5515N
- Reported as
- Cessna 182R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18267766
- Airframe hours
- 328
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Johnnie L. Jasek
- Registered owner
- James Mcdougal
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 22, 1982
- Departed
- SSF · San Antonia, TX
- Destination
- Moulton, TX
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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,400 total · 320 in this make and model · 320 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 36 °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.