Accident Cessna 172M N80264,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35258
 
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Date:Friday 8 January 1982
Time:102
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 172M
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N80264
MSN: 17266485
Year of manufacture:1975
Total airframe hrs:1872 hours
Engine model:CONTINENTAL O-300
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Odessa, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Orlando, FL
Destination airport:Steamboat Sprin, CO (SBS)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE AND CRASHED INTO A FIELD ABOUT 1000 FT SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT NIGHT IN HEAVY FOG. AN EXAMINATION OF THE CABLE MARKS ON THE WRECKAGE INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE WHEN IT STRUCK THE POWERLINES. CAUSE:

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X02414

Revision history:

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