- Date
- December 6, 1982, 18:00 local (Dec 7, 1982, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Casa Grande, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N734MUCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821206066179A
- Case key
- 70153
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft flew into wires 34 feet above ground 800 feet from the runway at dusk. The wires were marked and both the student pilot and the instructor were aware of them. A no flap landing was being attempted. This was one of several landings made. All lights on airport and aircraft were working.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734MU
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172 68967
- Airframe hours
- 1,931
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- John C. Felix
- Registered owner
- Hugh Montgomery
- Departed
- CZG · Casa Grande, AZ
- Destination
- CZG · Casa Grande, AZ
- Airport
- CZG · Casa Grande Municipal, runway 23, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 478 total · 300 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHX, 32 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.