- Date
- July 18, 1985, 20:30 local (Jul 19, 1985, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Gardiner, NY
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3625SCessna 172E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850718032819A
- Case key
- 35922
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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.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Judgment - poorFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Clearance - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - water,glassyFactor
Analysis
During the return flt to Gardiner, NY, the plt elected to fly along the walkill river. The acft contacted power lines which crossed over the river and came to rest inverted in aprx 1 1/2 ft of water. The plt stated he was unaware of the power lines and he did not see them.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3625S
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17250825
- Airframe hours
- 4,541
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph Richards
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 17, 1984
- Departed
- 1B1 · Hudson, NY
- Destination
- 5NY5 · Gardiner, NY
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,446 total · 680 in this make and model · 1,269 as pilot in command · 103 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- POU
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.