Cessna 172L N4336Q

Summary

On 29 September 2004 at about 19:17 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N4336Q was involved in an accident near Gadsden, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 September 2004 at 19:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Gadsden, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

34.0667, -85.8333

Aircraft

Cessna 172L

Registration

N4336Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gadsden → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL04LA195

2 people died.

The flight instructors failure to maintain clearance and his inadequate visual lookout while flying low over a river resulting in an in-flight collision with a wire.

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A witness heard the airplane approaching his home flying towards the south. He looked out his window and observed the red and white airplane in straight and level flight above the tree tops. The airplane was observed to make a steep right turn and disappeared from view. The witness heard a "pop" sound and immediately left his house to investigate. He arrived at the Coosa River and observed the power lines on both sides of the river had been broken. The airplane was recovered with a power line and transformer still attached to the right main landing gear strut fairing. Wire marks were present on the right main landing gear strut fairing inboard of the brake assembly and extended inboard 5 1/2-inches. Examination of the airframe, flight controls, engine assembly and accessories revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.