# NTSB LAX82DA326: Cessna 172M, N80301, San Jose, CA, September 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 31, 1982, 19:38 local (Sep 1, 1982, 02:38 UTC)
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Location: 37.3630° N, 121.9286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINETA SAN JOSE INTL (SJC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3630&lon=-121.9286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA326
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72501/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA326

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear - overload

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN A LANDING GEAR, DAMAGED BY A WIRE STRIKE, COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. WITNESSES INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD ENTERED A NARROW VALLEY AT TREETOP LEVEL. BROKEN POWER LINES STARTED A GRASS FIRE WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL. AFTER THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCREW FILED A NEAR-MIDAIR REPORT, CLAIMING THEY HAD HIT A POWER LINE WHILE AVOIDING AN IMMINENT COLLISION. HOWEVER, A REVIEW OF THE ARTCC DARTS (RADAR) DATA REVEALED NO OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY AT THAT TIME.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80301](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80301-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 17266507, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17266507
- Airframe hours: 3555
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Flying Twenties Inc.
- Registered owner: Flying Twenties Inc.
- Departed: FREMONT, CA
- Destination: SAN JOSE, CA
- Airport: SJC, San Jose Municipal, runway 30, 4,418 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,540 total, 330 in this make and model, 1,415 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 167 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820831045989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820831045989A), Aug 31, 1982: Cessna 172M, San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Struck a powerline flying at tree-top level in a narrow valley. Remained airborne. Damaged gear collapsed on landing

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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