# NTSB MIA81FA089: Cessna 172P, N52484, Hollister, FL, June 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1981
- Place: Hollister, FL · HOLLISTER, FL
- Location: 29.6227° N, 81.8137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollister, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6227&lon=-81.8137&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2188  81/6/30    HOLLISTER,FL        CESSNA 172P         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1330                    N52484              PX-  1  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            56, 5216 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW SMYRNA BEACH,FL         NEW SMYRNA BEACH,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- ROUTE CHART FOR AREA FLOWN NOT SUBMITTED TO FAA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52484](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52484-1981-09-21), registration cancelled 1981-09-21, S/N 17274538 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (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 19810630037549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810630037549A), Jun 30, 1981: Cessna 172P, Hollister, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck radio tower on pipeline patrol. Impact severed wing of aircraft. Obstruction hazard known to pilot.

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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