- Date
- January 8, 1982, 01:02 local (06:02 UTC)
- Place
- Odessa, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N80264Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820108000589A
- Case key
- 72079
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While maneuvering at low altitude, the aircraft struck a power line and crashed into a field about 1000 ft south of the airport. The accident occurred at night in heavy fog. An examination of the cable marks on the wreckage indicated the aircraft was in a level attitude when it struck the powerlines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80264
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17266485
- Airframe hours
- 1,872
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Chas. F. Barry
- Registered owner
- Chas. F. Barry
- Departed
- Orlando, FL
- Destination
- SBS · Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- X41 · W. Pasco, runway 8, 5,000 × 50 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,600 total · 1,800 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.