# NTSB CHI80FA053: Cessna 150, N3124X, Wadsworth, OH, July 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1980
- Place: Wadsworth, OH · WADSWORTH, OH
- Location: 41.0274° N, 81.7322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wadsworth, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0274&lon=-81.7322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129784
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FA053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3124X-1982-07-22), registration cancelled 1982-07-22, S/N 15064524, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800711025789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800711025789A), Jul 11, 1980: Cessna 150, Wadsworth, OH, Destroyed. Student pilot lost on night cross-country, struck high tension wires and crashed. Aircraft burned.

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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