Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW84LA223

ALLEN, OK, USA

Aircraft #1

N5173A

CESSNA 172

Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT CLIMB ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE AIRPORT. THE LEFT WING HIT A TREE THEN THE RIGHT WING HIT A PWR LINE AND UTILITY POLE. THE ACFT THEN CRASHED INTO THE GROUND. THE PLT HAD ABOUT 400 HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL ACFT AND HE OWNED THE ACFT. DENSIITY ALT WAS ABOUT 2500 FT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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