| Crash location | 32.500000°N, 83.767223°W |
| Nearest city | Perry, GA
32.458207°N, 83.731572°W 3.6 miles away |
| Tail number | N1351E |
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| Accident date | 30 Jul 2010 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172N |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot stated that he had just landed and was taxiing to a tie down area. He was maneuvering the airplane to the right, "to fit in the tie down area," when the left wing struck a wooden light pole resulting in substantial damage to the left wing's leading edge and spar. According to personnel at the airport, the light pole was approximately 7 feet from the paved portion of the parking area and approximately 31 feet from the base of the parking tee.
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a pole while taxiing.