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Cessna 172E N7734U

29 June 1987 · Denmark, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 June 1987 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N7734U, operated by Gary G. Duffey, was involved in an accident near Denmark, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Denmark, Georgia, United States
Coordinates
32.4396, -81.7698
Aircraft
Cessna 172E
Registration
N7734U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Gary G. Duffey
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Brooklet → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL87LA195

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 ACFT STRUCK POWER LINES AND SEVERED THE NOSE GEAR DURING LANDING. WHEN THE NOSE WAS LOWERED TO GROUND ON LANDING ROLL ACFT NOSED OVER INVERTED. ACFT WAS BEING DELIVERED TO MECHANICS NEW AIRSTRIP FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE PLT WAS UNAWARE OF POWER LINES WHICH WERE NOT MARKED. MARKERS HAVE SINCE BEEN ORDERED BY AIRSTRIP OWNER TO BE INSTALLED BY POWER COMPANY UPON RECEIPT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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