- Date
- April 4, 1983, 19:55 local (Apr 5, 1983, 02:55 UTC)
- Place
- Near Homedale, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3658LCessna 172G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830404013059A
- Case key
- 39673
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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 flt originated before sunset, but the student plt practiced in the local area until the onset of darkness. While attempting to land on his private strip, he made 2 go-arounds. On the second go-around, the acft collided with an electrical wire, then flew aprx 1/4 mi where it struck a 4 ft fence. After that, it continued about an additional 1/4 mi where it rolled up a small hill, hit another fence & nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3658L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17253827
- Airframe hours
- 4,430
- Engine
- Lycoming O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Steven Richards
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 11, 1982 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- Homedale, ID
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 54 total · 54 in this make and model · 26 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 260° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BOI, 30 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.