- Date
- May 6, 1987, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Gobles, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N761EDCessna A152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870506012369A
- Case key
- 13762
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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.
Analysis
During the third leg of a cross-country flight, the pilot reported that the sun was directly in his eyes while on final approach to rwy 27. He stated he first saw the set of power lines when they were about 25 feet ahead of the aircraft. While attempting to descend below the wires, the nose of the aircraft struck the bottom set of wires. The plane pitched down and impacted about 75 feet from the wires.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N761ED
- Reported as
- Cessna A152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A1520942
- Airframe hours
- 2,200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Grand Rapids School Of Bible
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Departed
- 24C · Lowell, MI
- Airport
- OOC · Wesler Field, runway 27, 1,600 × 125 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
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 81 total · 18 in this make and model · 43 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AZO, 17 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.