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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Bessemer City, NC · September 25, 1988

Date
September 25, 1988 · 00:55 local
Place
Bessemer City, NC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7831E
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88LA255
Reported as
Cessna 150
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,700 total800 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Over an overcast at night without full wx briefing. Low on fuel descended through clouds. Hit wire on a road.

As the FAA filed it

OVER AN OVERCAST AT NIGHT WITHOUT FULL WX BRIEFING. LOW ON FUEL DESCENDED THROUGH CLOUDS. HIT WIRE ON A ROAD.

NTSB investigation

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