- Date
- September 9, 1984, 09:33 local (14:33 UTC)
- Place
- Quinlan, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N46ERCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840909047449A
- Case key
- 21148
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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.
Undershoot
Distance - misjudgedCause
Altitude - misjudgedCause
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Clearance - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
A witness reported that when the plt was landing, the acft descended on final apch, got too low & collided with electric power lines. The acft then nosed down & impacted the ground in a steep nose down attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46ER
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269574
- Airframe hours
- 4,695
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles E. Holloway
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 15, 1983 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- Quinlan, TX
- Airport
- T14 · Rockin M, runway 18, 3,120 × 60 ft
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 334 total · 8 in this make and model · 204 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAL, 35 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.