# NTSB LAX82FA008: Cessna 172N, N733BB, Prescott, AZ, October 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1981
- Place: Prescott, AZ · PRESCOTT, AZ
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2297  81/10/28 NR.PRESCOTT,AZ        CESSNA 172N         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 342
        TIME - 1741                    N733BB              PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PRESCOTT,AZ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK A 2ND PWR LN AFTER FLYING UNDER 1ST PWR LN AT DUSK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733BB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733BB-2011-03-25), registration cancelled 2011-03-25, S/N 17268158, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19811028070029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811028070029A), Oct 28, 1981: Cessna 172N, Prescott, AZ, Destroyed. Struck powerlines while trying to fly under them. Had time to fly over the powerlines.

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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