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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Shafter, CA · March 22, 1985

Date
March 22, 1985 · 15:53 local
Place
Shafter, CA
Airport
Shafter Minter Field
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N67001
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA184
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21 total21 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student collided with power line on final for first solo. Improper training and procedures.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINE ON FINAL FOR FIRST SOLO. IMPROPER TRAINING AND PROCEDURES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.