# Accident 19770727021099A: Cessna 150M, Helena, MT, July 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1977
- Place: Helena, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 46.5955° N, 112.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Helena, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5955&lon=-112.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45126, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45126-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 92 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FTI16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTI16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770727021099A

## Narrative

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

DUSK.STRUCK UNMARKED PWR LINE OVER RIVER.

## 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 SEA77FTI16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTI16), Jul 27, 1977: Cessna 150M (N45126), Helena, MT, substantial damage, 2 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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