- Date
- April 25, 1982, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cortland, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N45476Cessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820425015099A
- Case key
- 70349
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he was on final approach with flaps at 40 degrees and with an airspeed of 60 mph. The tail of the aircraft collided with a high tension wire forcing the nose down into a rail airport fence. The weather information for denman field was obtained by the pilot from the youngstown ATIS which stated that the wind was from 230 degrees at 10 to 12 gusting to 20 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45476
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076944
- Airframe hours
- 460
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Patrick Ruddy Sr.
- Registered owner
- Patrick Ruddy Sr.
- Departed
- Warren, OH
- Destination
- Cortland, OH
- Airport
- YNG · Denman, runway 18, 2,700 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 155 total · 155 in this make and model · 130 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.