# NTSB ATL80FA045: Cessna 150, N50931, Pikeville, KY, May 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1980
- Place: Pikeville, KY · PIKEVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.4769° N, 82.5288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pikeville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4769&lon=-82.5288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FA045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0418  80/5/10  NR.PIKEVILLE,KY       CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 2200
        TIME - 1530                    N50931              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIKEVILLE-PIKE CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PIKEVILLE,KY                 WHITESBURG,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W PWR LNS APRX 550FT ABV VLY FLOOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50931](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50931-2014-10-14), registration cancelled 2014-10-14, S/N 15069653, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pikeville-Pike Co

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800510012779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800510012779A), May 10, 1980: Cessna 150J, Pikeville, KY, Destroyed. Struck power lines during climb after take-off.

## Other investigations on N50931 (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 CHI72FEG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEG30), Feb 10, 1972: Cessna 150J (N50931), Harrison, OH, substantial damage

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.

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