# Accident 19850323009279A: Cessna 150L, Banning, CA, March 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1985, 13:40 local time
- Place: Banning, CA
- Airport: Banning
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9500° N, 116.8292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9500&lon=-116.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6653G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850323009279A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK HIGH TENSION WIRE 50 FEET ABOVE FREEWAY WHILE ON LOCAL SOLO FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX85LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA187), Mar 23, 1985: Cessna 150 (N6653G), Banning, CA, substantial damage

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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