19970131001009A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Guthrie, OK · January 31, 1997

Date
January 31, 1997 · 17:50 local
Place
Guthrie, OK
Airport
Guthrie Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5366B
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW97FA097
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,683 total1,500 in this make and model144 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.

Indicates the 152 either tried to avoid MU2B on approach to 34 and or hit its wake. Struck power pole support cable (-23) aircraft struck powerline after takeoff resulting in impact with terrain in a nose down attitude resulting in two fatalities.

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES THE 152 EITHER TRIED TO AVOID MU2B ON APPROACH TO 34 AND OR HIT ITS WAKE. STRUCK POWER POLE SUPPORT CABLE (-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINE AFTER TAKEOFF RESULTING IN IMPACT WITH TERRAIN IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE RESULTING IN TWO FATALITIES.

NTSB investigation

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