- Date
- July 14, 1984, 19:00 local (Jul 15, 1984, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Marvell, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8820ZCessna 172H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840714033599A
- Case key
- 33745
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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
The acft collided with telephone lines as the plt was making a low pass over the passengers place of business. The plt said he did not know the lines were there when his passenger asked for the low pass. The acft stalled and contacted the ground on the landing gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8820Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17255470
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mallard Flying Club,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Mallard Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 8, 1984
- Departed
- Holly Grove, AR
- Destination
- Holly Grove, AR
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 95 total · 95 in this make and model · 65 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 2 knots, gusting 3
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.