- Date
- July 14, 1984, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Eufaula, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6180QCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 21393
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Visual lookout - poorFactor
Object - utility poleFactor
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Diverted attentionFactor
Analysis
While taxing from landing the plt was watching the clearance on the left side of the acft and the right wing contacted an unmarked utility pole.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6180Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285163
- Airframe hours
- 1,800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Christiansen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 7, 1983 · 2 hours before
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FO8 · Eufaula, runway 17, 2,900 × 40 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 58 total · 56 in this make and model · 22 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 95 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg