What happened
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Approximately 2015EDT N8426J, C150, crashed in Watertown, NY, jeferson county. 2 persons on board, 1 fatal, 1 critical. Watertown police dept, sgt reese, called in the accident. Unknown if ATC involvement. (.4) on April 27, 1999, about 2015 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150G, N8426J, was substantially damaged while landing at a Private unlisted grass airstrip, at Watertown, new york. The certified flight instructor (CFI) was fatally injured, and the student pilot sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that originated from Watertown international airport (art), Watertown, new york. No flight plan was filed for the instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to the student pilot, he and the CFI departed the Private airstrip to complete a local training flight. They flew to art, where the student performed takeoffs and landings. They then flew back to the Private airstrip at approximately 1,000 feet above ground level. The student pilot stated that the CFI flew the approach to the grass runway. He further stated that they did not experience any difficulties with the airplane, and everything "looked normal." While they were on final approach, the airplane collided with utility wires, and the student pilot had no further recollection of the accident. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight approximately 44 degrees, 4 minutes, 16 seconds north latitude, and 75 degrees, 53 minutes, 29 seconds west longitude. (-23) on approach to landing at a Private Airport, aircraft struck telephone cable, impacted ground inverted, fataling injuring pilot.
As the FAA filed it
APPROXIMATELY 2015EDT N8426J, C150, CRASHED IN WATERTOWN, NY, JEFERSON COUNTY. 2 PERSONS ON BOARD, 1 FATAL, 1 CRITICAL. WATERTOWN POLICE DEPT, SGT REESE, CALLED IN THE ACCIDENT. UNKNOWN IF ATC INVOLVEMENT. (.4) ON APRIL 27, 1999, ABOUT 2015 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150G, N8426J, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT A PRIVATE UNLISTED GRASS AIRSTRIP, AT WATERTOWN, NEW YORK. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ART), WATERTOWN, NEW YORK. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, HE AND THE CFI DEPARTED THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP TO COMPLETE A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT. THEY FLEW TO ART, WHERE THE STUDENT PERFORMED TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. THEY THEN FLEW BACK TO THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THE CFI FLEW THE APPROACH TO THE GRASS RUNWAY. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND EVERYTHING "LOOKED NORMAL." WHILE THEY WERE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH UTILITY WIRES, AND THE STUDENT PILOT HAD NO FURTHER RECOLLECTION OF THE ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE HOURS OF DAYLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 44 DEGREES, 4 MINUTES, 16 SECONDS NORTH LATITUDE, AND 75 DEGREES, 53 MINUTES, 29 SECONDS WEST LONGITUDE. (-23) ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT STRUCK TELEPHONE CABLE, IMPACTED GROUND INVERTED, FATALING INJURING PILOT.
NTSB investigation
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