# NTSB MIA72FKG51: Cessna 180H, N75L, Hartwell, GA, October 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1971
- Place: Hartwell, GA · HARTWELL, GA
- Location: 34.3496° N, 82.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartwell, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3496&lon=-82.9280&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKG51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKG51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4099  71/10/26   HARTWELL,GA         CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N75L                PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            AGE 27, 2950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FISHER FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAMBLEE,GA                 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)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT KNOWN PWR LINES ABOUT 80 FT AGL PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75L-1971-12-20), registration cancelled 1971-12-20, S/N 18051742 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fisher Farm

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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