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Cessna 177RG N52949

19 January 1986 · Valley View, Illinois, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 19 January 1986 at about 22:02 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N52949 was involved in an accident near Valley View, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:02
Classification
Accident
Location
Valley View, Illinois, United States
Coordinates
41.9200, -88.2992
Aircraft
Cessna 177RG
Registration
N52949
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Delevan → Plainfield
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI86FA068

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 1 1 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT WAS CONDUCTING A LOW PASS, 40 FT AGL, ON A RIVER AND STRUCK A POWER LINE CROSSING HIS FLT PATH. THE STRIKE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE ACFT IMPACTED ON THE FROZEN SURFACE OF THE RIVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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