- Date
- March 24, 1987, 07:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Neosho, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N98763Cessna 172
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870324007999A
- Case key
- 34307
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft had just been purchased & was being ferried from st louis, MO to san carlos, CA. The plt rprtd he was flying from springfield to tulsa, when he encountered unforecast wx & elected to divert to Neosho or return to springfield. He began a left turn toward Neosho, but enctrd rising terrain, so he turned back to the right. While turning, he saw a tv tower & maneuvered to avoid it. However, the acft struck a guy wire & was damaged, but continued flying. The plt then shut down the eng & made an off-arpt landing with no further damage. He estimated there was a 600' ceiling with one mi vis & wind from 240 deg at 15 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98763
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17276344
- Airframe hours
- 184
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Golden Gate Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 22, 1986 · 85 hours before
- Departed
- SGF · Springfield, MO
- Destination
- TUL · Tulsa, OK
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 412 total · 21 in this make and model · 266 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N98763 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.