# Accident 20050108002319A: Cessna 150J, Marana, AZ, January 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2005, 08:15 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Marana Northwest Regnl Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8181° N, 111.8978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8181&lon=-111.8978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51256, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51256) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050108002319A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX05FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA062), Jan 8, 2005: Cessna 150J (N51256), Marana, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate altitude and clearance from obstructions that resulted in an in-flight collision with power lines.

## Other reports on N51256 (1)

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

- [Accident 20010904027859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010904027859A), Sep 4, 2001: Cessna 150J (N51256), Sonoma, CA, No damage. (-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…

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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