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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150C · Gilpin, KY · September 23, 1996

Date: September 23, 1996 · 11:30 local
Place: Gilpin, KY
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1947Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD96LA151
Reported as: Cessna 150C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N1947ZRegistration cancelled Jun 18, 2013 · Cessna 150CS/N 15059747 · Built 1962 Airframe modelCessna 150C Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot was operating the aircraft at low altitude over a heavy wooded area of casey county, Kentucky. Witness stated that the aircraft struck a tree resulting in damage to the left wing tip. The aircraft flew for approximately 500 feet from the tree, striking the terrain along side highway 501. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed in post-impact fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT AT LOW ALTITUDE OVER A HEAVY WOODED AREA OF CASEY COUNTY, KENTUCKY. WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE TREE, STRIKING THE TERRAIN ALONG SIDE HIGHWAY 501. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED IN POST-IMPACT FIRE.

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 IAD96LA151Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLiberty, KYthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude, while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in in-flight collision with trees.Sep 23, 1996 · Destroyed