# NTSB LAX80DUJ85: Cessna 320, N5748X, Holbrook, AZ, July 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1980
- Place: Holbrook, AZ · HOLBROOK, AZ
- Location: 34.9046° N, 110.1672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holbrook, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9046&lon=-110.1672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ85
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ85

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3356   80/7/6  NR.HOLBROOK,AZ        CESSNA 320          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 10400
        TIME - 2100                    N5748X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MESA,AZ                     HOLBROOK,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINE 45 FEET AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5748X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800706034159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800706034159A), Jul 6, 1980: Cessna 320, Holbrook, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit wire during letdown for approach to airport.

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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