CHI80FA053

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Wadsworth, OH · July 11, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 11, 1980
Place
Wadsworth, OH · WADSWORTH, OH
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3124XCessna 150
Status
Completed · report August 1, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800711025789A
Case key
129784

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1152  80/7/11  NR.WADSWORTH,OH       CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 2045                    N3124X              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ADRIAN,MI                   CANTON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBSERVED FLYING LOW OVER INTERSTATE HWY.HIT PWR LINES CROSSING OVER HWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N3124X
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.