# NTSB MKC82FCG19: Cessna 172N, N6339F, Lake Of The Oza, MO, September 6, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: September 5, 1982, 20:45 local (Sep 6, 1982, 01:45 UTC)
- Place: Lake Of The Oza, MO
- Coordinates: 38.300029, -92.819198 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3000&lon=-92.8192&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71327
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FCG19
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71327/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCG19

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (cause)
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6339F-1986-01-17), registration cancelled 1986-01-17, S/N 17273196 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17273196
- Airframe hours: 657
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820905043739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820905043739A), Sep 5, 1982: Cessna 172N, Gravois Mills, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft collided with powerlines during low level flight.

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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