20050108002319A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150J · Marana, AZ · January 8, 2005

Date: January 8, 2005 · 08:15 local
Place: Marana, AZ
Airport: Marana Northwest Regnl Airport
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N51256
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05FA062
Reported as: Cessna 150J
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 550 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N51256Registered now · Cessna 150JS/N 15069875 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 150J Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Witness stated that pilot had been circling his residence and that he last saw the aircraft making a turn heading back east towards his residence when he heard the aircraft hit the first static line and a loud pop. This was the propeller cutting the first static line. The witness then heard the aircraft's engine go full power then he heard the aircraft impacting the ground. The witness stated as he came from behind his house he could see the aircraft coming to its final resting place. The single occupant was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WITNESS STATED THAT PILOT HAD BEEN CIRCLING HIS RESIDENCE AND THAT HE LAST SAW THE AIRCRAFT MAKING A TURN HEADING BACK EAST TOWARDS HIS RESIDENCE WHEN HE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE FIRST STATIC LINE AND A LOUD POP. THIS WAS THE PROPELLER CUTTING THE FIRST STATIC LINE. THE WITNESS THEN HEARD THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE GO FULL POWER THEN HE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE WITNESS STATED AS HE CAME FROM BEHIND HIS HOUSE HE COULD SEE THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO ITS FINAL RESTING PLACE. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX05FA062Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMarana, AZthe failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate altitude and clearance from obstructions that resulted in an in-flight collision with power lines.Jan 8, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N51256 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20010904027859ASonoma, CA(-23) Pilot reported that the engine sputtered at 3000 feet for about 30 seconds, while descending from 4000 feet. He then checked engine settings and the engine quit. He made several attempts to re-start it, but they were unsuccessful. Aircraft crashed in a…Sep 4, 2001 · No damage