# NTSB IAD79FA093: Cessna 170, N3423C, Horsebranch, KY, September 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1979
- Place: Horsebranch, KY · HORSEBRANCH, KY
- Location: 37.4559° N, 86.6767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horse Branch, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4559&lon=-86.6767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3305  79/9/30    HORSEBRANCH,KY      CESSNA 170          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 800
        TIME - 1817                    N3423C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FLINT,MI                    FALLS OF ROUGH,KY            HARRISON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W ELEC TRANSMISSION SUPPORT CABLE,CRASH SITE LOCATE BEYOND DESTN & RGT OF COURSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3423C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790930040919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790930040919A), Sep 30, 1979: Cessna 170B, Horsebranch, KY, Destroyed. Witness saw airplane hit wires while flying east over highway. Accident sight sw of & beyond destination.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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