- Date
- June 14, 1985, 19:01 local (23:01 UTC)
- Place
- Mcconnelsville, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7122FCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850614025579A
- Case key
- 13104
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Analysis
The student plt had taken the acft without authority of the owner & reportedly was using it to elude police. While flying at low alt, he attempted to pass under wires along a state hiway. However, the acft impacted an embankment in a nose low, wings level attitude & subsequently came to rest on the roadway. A blood test showed that the plt had an alcohol level of 0.21%. The plt's instructor said that he had not flown since 1/8/84 & had only 1 hr of supervised solo flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7122F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15063722
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dewitt Trautner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- I71 · Mcconnelsville, OH
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 18 total · 18 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ZZV, 19 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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