ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42078
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| Date: | Sunday 25 September 1983 |
| Time: | 08:58 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N8360B |
| MSN: | 36160 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2872 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Benson, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Smithfield, NC (W27) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
APRX 3 MI SOUTH OF THE CRASH SITE, A WITNESS SAW THE ACFT FLYING NORTHBOUND ALONG A RAILROAD TRACK. HE REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WAS FLYING BELOW TREE TOP LEVEL & THE ENG WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. A SHORT TIME LATER, ANOTHER WITNESS APRX 1 1/2 MI FURTHER NORTH, ALSO SAW THE ACFT HEADING NORTH & REPORTED ITS ALT WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE TREES. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE ACFT STRUCK A POWER LINE THAT CROSSED THE RAILROAD TRACK AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL. AFTER IMPACT, THE ACFT CAME TO REST NEXT TO THE TRACKS IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE RESULT IN A PREIMPACT LOSS OF POWER. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X44411
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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