- Date
- September 5, 1982, 20:45 local (Sep 6, 1982, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Of The Oza, MO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6339FCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820905043739A
- Case key
- 71327
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses reported that the pilot made a low pass at a cove, then flew out over the water, turned and flew back at low altitude. During a second low pass, it struck electrical cables that crossed the cove. After hitting the cables, the aircraft crashed in a wooded area. The surviving passenger stated that he was taking pictures and was looking out the side of the aircraft, thus he did not see the cables before impact. The passenger lived with his mother in one of the houses near the flight path of the aircraft. A toxicological check of the pilot's blood revealed an alcohol level of 0.162%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6339F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273196
- Airframe hours
- 657
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wayne Collins Merle Nelson
- Registered owner
- Jerry W. Garlett
- Departed
- 04K · Gravois Mills, MO
- Destination
- 04K · Gravois Mills, MO
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
- 61
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,599 total · 33 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 172 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- COU, 60 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.