- Date
- June 7, 1987, 10:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Tallahassee, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N109ERCessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870607076209A
- Case key
- 31923
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Object - utility pole
Visual lookout - not maintainedCause
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Analysis
While taxiing to take off the left wing collided with an utility pole.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N109ER
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172 76480
- Airframe hours
- 2,112
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Uni.
- Registered owner
- Cessna Finance Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · May 19, 1987 · 73 hours before
- Destination
- AMG · Alma, GA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- TLH · Tallahassee Municipal
N109ERRegistration cancelled Feb 26, 2024 · Cessna 172PAirframe modelCessna 172PEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 102 total · 102 in this make and model · 36 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TLH
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.