# NTSB CHI90LA179: Cessna 150, N16088, Columbia, MO, July 20, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 20, 1990, 11:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Coordinates: 38.950832, -92.320083 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9508&lon=-92.3201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI90LA179
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14711/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA179

## Probable cause

INADEQUATE VISUAL OUTLOOK BY THE PIC.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - object - wire,static
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE. THE TOP ONE THIRD OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER WERE SHEARED OFF, BUT THE COMMERCIAL PLT WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND LAND WITHOUT FUTHER INCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16088](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16088), registered now, S/N 15073467, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15073467
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Other work use, Part 91
- Operator: Central Aviation Missouri Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 4,000 total, 400 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at: COU, 10 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19900720027589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900720027589A), Jul 20, 1990: Cessna 150L, Columbia, MO, Substantial damage. Struck a powerline during low level photo mission. Impact sheared off top of rudder and stabilizer. Landed safely.

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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