- Date
- December 24, 1986, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Marble Falls, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N53384Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861224080609A
- Case key
- 22314
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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
Vfr procedures - disregardedCause
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Judgment - poorFactor
Low pass - performedCause
Analysis
A pilot on a cross country flight in the local area at randolf afb, TX. Was flying low over the llano river about 50 ft. AGL and contacted a power line, substantially damaging the right wing. The pilot continued on to randolf afb and landed without incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53384
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274736
- Airframe hours
- 1,905
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Randolf Afb Aero Club
- Registered owner
- Eugene Garove
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- RND · Randolf Afb, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- RND · Randolf Afb
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 86 total · 73 in this make and model · 45 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AUS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.