- Date
- February 20, 1982, 20:21 local (Feb 21, 1982, 04:21 UTC)
- Place
- Gustine, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4307QCessna 172L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820220004699A
- Case key
- 70933
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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.
Undershoot
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Altitude - misjudgedCause
Distance - misjudgedCause
In flight collision with object
Terrain condition - high obstruction(s)Factor
Object - utility poleFactor
Analysis
The pilot was familiar with the airport and the 35 ft power lines near the approach end of runway 36. During a night landing approach, the plane got low and the left wing struck a power line pole.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4307Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 60207
- Airframe hours
- 705
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-F2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William Francis Scott
- Registered owner
- William Francis Scott
- Departed
- Vacaville, CA
- Destination
- Gustine, CA
- Airport
- SCK · Gustine
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 150 in this make and model · 2,600 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Temperature
- 126 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.