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Cessna 172 impact with power lines
On January 11th 2005, this Cessna 172 crashed in Orlando (Florida), there were two passengers on board, an instructor and student.
After a complete engine failure, the instructor decided to land in a golf course.
The instructor overshot the approach. They were just about to touch down
and came into contact with power lines. The instructor was killed upon impact.
The student was unconscious, and fully recovered later.
Investigations showed that an oil leak resulted in total loss of engine power due to oil exhaustion.
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