- Date
- September 10, 1984, 19:00 local (Sep 11, 1984, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Westfield, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6761FCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840910051299A
- Case key
- 12774
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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.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
In-flight planning/decision - inadequateCause
Visual/aural perceptionCause
Judgment - poorCause
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft collided with a powerline during landing. The plt said he 'found himself too low and gunned the engine to stay over the corn field but did not see the wires. Had never known they were there.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6761F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15063361
- Airframe hours
- 790
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Elizabeth P. Nicholas
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 13, 1984 · 25 hours before
- Airport
- I72 · Westfield, runway 18, 3,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 70
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 790 in this make and model · 2,700 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 170° at 4 knots, gusting 4
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IND, 30 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.