# Accident 19961122036319A: Cessna 150M, Wentzville, MO, November 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1996
- Place: Wentzville, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.6501° N, 90.5810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6501&lon=-90.5810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704DR-2005-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961122036319A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL CLIPPED A POWER L INE, RETURNED TO AIRPORT, REMOVED 200FT OF POWER LINE FROM NOSE WHEEL SHAFT.

## 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 CHI97LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA035), Nov 22, 1996: Cessna 150 (N704DR), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout.

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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