Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL85LA162

BROXTON, GA, USA

Aircraft #1

N739UD

CESSNA 172N

Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES ON FINAL APCH TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE ACFT WAS LANDED IN A FIELD NEXT TO THE RWY. THE WIRES WERE NOT MARKED. THE PLT REPORTED HE WAS AWARE OF THE LARGE POWER LINES NEAR THE APCH END OF RWY 36 BUT WAS UNAWARE OF THE SMALL POWER LINES WHICH WERE LOCATED ABOVE THE LARGER LINES.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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