# NTSB MIA79DKJ55: Cessna 172, N20456, Marianna, FL, July 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1979
- Place: Marianna, FL · MARIANNA, FL
- Location: 30.7945° N, 85.2284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marianna, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7945&lon=-85.2284&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKJ55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2394  79/7/19    MARIANNA,FL         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1897
        TIME - 0805                    N20456              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARIANNA,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES.AERIAL APPLICATION OF WASP LARVAE IN A SOY BEAN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20456](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20456-2014-09-10), registration cancelled 2014-09-10, S/N 17261302, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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
- 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 19790719018239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719018239A), Jul 19, 1979: Cessna 172, Marianna, FL, Destroyed. Hit wires during spraying operation.

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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