Cessna 172 N6320E

Summary

On 17 March 1997 at about 00:36 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6320E was involved in an accident near Manchaca, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 March 1997 at 00:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Manchaca, Texas, United States

Coordinates

30.1296, -97.8895

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N6320E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Austin → San Marcos

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW97LA123

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. A factor was the weather condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The noninstrument-rated private pilot stated that he 'was scud-running and hit [a] power line in clouds.' According to a witness, the airplane flew over his house, collided with a power line, and then rolled inverted before impacting the ground. Seventeen minutes prior to the accident, at a weather reporting station 12 nautical miles from the accident site, the ceiling was 300 feet overcast with a visibility of 2 statute miles in light rain and mist.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.