What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Thursday, October 16, 2003, at about 7 p.m. eastern daylight time, a rented Cessna 150-M, #N3807V, serial #15076628 was destroyed after contacting a 250 foot (above water line) power line extending approximately 280 yards across nolin lake in Wax, KY. The aircraft subsequently came to rest submerged in 21 feet of water in nolin lake. The 48-year-OLD certificated pilot and the 41-year-OLD passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight, which originated from vine grove, KY (70KY) airport. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. Witnesses reported that the pilot left vine grove airport October 16, at approximately 6 p.m. eastern daylight time and was planning on a sight seeing tour of the fall foliage and then continuing his flight to owensboro, KY to have dinner at an owensboro barbeque restaurant. On Friday, October 2003, family members reported to the aircraft owner the pilot and passenger had not returned from the previous evening. A search was immediately initiated for the missing aircraft and occupants. On Saturday, October 18, 2003, at approximately 1757 eastern daylight time, the civil air patrol picked up the emergency locator transmitter signal. A dive crew located the submerged aircraft and occupants in nolin lake at coordinates 37 19.994 n/ 86 07.389W. On Monday, October 20, 2003, the aircraft was recovered and transported to the vine grove, KY airport (70KY) for further examinaion. On Tuesday, October 21, 2003, federal aviation inspectors and a senior air safety investigator for Cessna aircraft began examining the wreckage. Examination of aircraft showed markings consistent with wire strike.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2003, AT ABOUT 7 P.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A RENTED CESSNA 150-M, #N3807V, SERIAL #15076628 WAS DESTROYED AFTER CONTACTING A 250 FOOT (ABOVE WATER LINE) POWER LINE EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 280 YARDS ACROSS NOLIN LAKE IN WAX, KY. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CAME TO REST SUBMERGED IN 21 FEET OF WATER IN NOLIN LAKE. THE 48-YEAR-OLD CERTIFICATED PILOT AND THE 41-YEAR-OLD PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM VINE GROVE, KY (70KY) AIRPORT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PILOT LEFT VINE GROVE AIRPORT OCTOBER 16, AT APPROXIMATELY 6 P.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME AND WAS PLANNING ON A SIGHT SEEING TOUR OF THE FALL FOLIAGE AND THEN CONTINUING HIS FLIGHT TO OWENSBORO, KY TO HAVE DINNER AT AN OWENSBORO BARBEQUE RESTAURANT. ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2003, FAMILY MEMBERS REPORTED TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD NOT RETURNED FROM THE PREVIOUS EVENING. A SEARCH WAS IMMEDIATELY INITIATED FOR THE MISSING AIRCRAFT AND OCCUPANTS. ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1757 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, THE CIVIL AIR PATROL PICKED UP THE EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER SIGNAL. A DIVE CREW LOCATED THE SUBMERGED AIRCRAFT AND OCCUPANTS IN NOLIN LAKE AT COORDINATES 37 19.994 N/ 86 07.389W. ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2003, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE VINE GROVE, KY AIRPORT (70KY) FOR FURTHER EXAMINAION. ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2003, FEDERAL AVIATION INSPECTORS AND A SENIOR AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATOR FOR CESSNA AIRCRAFT BEGAN EXAMINING THE WRECKAGE. EXAMINATION OF AIRCRAFT SHOWED MARKINGS CONSISTENT WITH WIRE STRIKE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.