# NTSB LAX80FVG27: Cessna 172F, N5149F, Lake Berryessa, CA, April 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1980
- Place: Lake Berryessa, CA · LAKE BERRYESSA, CA
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0483  80/4/16    LAKE BERRYESSA,CA   CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 268
        TIME - 1510                    N5149F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRFIELD,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PILOT DESCENDING TO PHOTOGRAPH AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5149F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5149F-1997-10-22), registration cancelled 1997-10-22, S/N 17252984 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19800416009229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800416009229A), Apr 16, 1980: Cessna 172F, Lake Berryessa, CA, Substantial damage. Struck powerline during low altitude photo flight. Landed at home base with cable wrapped around nose gear.

## Other investigations on N5149F (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX88LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA310), Sep 11, 1988: Cessna 172F (N5149F), Fairfield, CA, substantial damage

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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