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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Ada, OK · February 9, 1988

Date: February 9, 1988 · 18:00 local
Place: Ada, OK
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2431N
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW88FA057
Reported as: Cessna 120
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 336 total66 in this make and model

N2431NRegistration cancelled Feb 11, 2013 · Cessna 120S/N 12683 · Built 1947 Airframe modelCessna 120 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Struck a powerline and crashed while flying over a river at an unsafe altitude.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A POWERLINE AND CRASHED WHILE FLYING OVER A RIVER AT AN UNSAFE ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW88FA057Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportAda, OKThe pilot was flying low up the river and hit the upper strand of a two strand high voltage power line. Both the pilot and passenger received serious injuries when the airplane crashed on a sand-bar in the river.Feb 10, 1988 · Destroyed