# Accident 20040606008389A: Cessna 150L, Decatur, AL, June 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2004, 16:00 local time
- Place: Decatur, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6503° N, 86.9450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6503&lon=-86.9450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10424, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10424-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040606008389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LOW LEVEL "BUZZING" OF HOUSES BY NON-CERTIFICATED OPERATOR/PERSON. AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINE DAMAGING WING AND STOPPING ENGINE. OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPTED RESULTING IN NOSE GEAR DEPARTING AIRFRAME AND AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. MINOR INJURIES SUSTAINED BY NON CERTIFICATED OPERATOR/SOLE OCCUPANT OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL04CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA127), Jun 6, 2004: Cessna 150 (N10424), Decatur, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance, which resulted in collision with utility wires.

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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