# Accident 19970906025649A: Cessna 150F, Kenly, NC, September 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1997, 09:02 local time
- Place: Kenly, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5893° N, 78.1199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5893&lon=-78.1199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6898F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6898F-2003-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 106 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906025649A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINE ON APPROACH TO A PRIVATE STRIP. (.4)WHEN THE FLIGHT ARRIVED AT THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, THE PILOT CIRCLED THE AIRSTRIP TO ASSESS THE LANDING CONDITIONS. AFTER THE PILOT SELECTED THE SOUTHEAST SOD RUNWAY, HE ESTABLISHED AN APPROACH FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE UTILITY LINE ABOUT 75 YARDS FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE 1600 FOOT LONG SOD AIRSTRIP, AND 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILOT SAID THE APPROACH WAS INTO THE SUN AND HE DID NOT SEE THE UTILITY LINE. THE SOUTHEAST RUNWAY WAS MARKED CLOSED WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.         (-23) MR. BOYETTE ARRIVED OVER THE PRIVATE FIELD OF INTENDED LANDING AND FLEW OVER CHECKING THE WINDSOCK AND FIELD CONDITIONS. ON APPROACH HE COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES THAT ARE LOCATED JUST BELOW THE FLIGHT PATH. THESE LINES HAVE NOW CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE MORE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT BE SEEN EASILY FROM THE AIR.

## 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 ATL97LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA133), Sep 6, 1997: Cessna 150F (N6898F), Kenly, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid a utility line on final approach to land. The sunglare and utility line were factors.

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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