# Accident 19770520023019A: Cessna 150M, Independence, OR, May 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1977
- Place: Independence, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 44.8578° N, 123.1977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8578&lon=-123.1977&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704BK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704BK-1977-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 43 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYM32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770520023019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLT OVER RIVER AT LOW ALT.PULLED UP TO AVOID OTHER WIRES,HIT HI-VOLTAGE PWR LINES.DUSK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA77FYM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYM32), May 20, 1977: Cessna 150M (N704BK), Independence, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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