- Date
- June 4, 1982, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Red Oak, VA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9373UCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820604031039A
- Case key
- 72356
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he was on a local flight when the weather began to deteriorate. He decided to make a precautionary landing in a large bean field. While on a landing approach, the aircraft struck a utility line, wrapping the wire around the propeller and engine cowling. Subsequently, the pilot was forced to land in an adjacent field which was on a rolling hillside. During the landing, the left wing and nose gear hit the terrain resulting in further damage.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9373U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150 78322
- Airframe hours
- 1,298
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jerry M. Daniel
- Registered owner
- Jerry M. Daniel
- Departed
- South Boston, VA
- Destination
- South Boston, VA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 272 total · 266 in this make and model · 220 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft broken
- Temperature
- 153 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAN, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9373U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.