- Date
- August 25, 1990, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Blissfield, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2239VCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900825036099A
- Case key
- 14758
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate visual lookout which resulted in a collision with a utility wire.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During practice forced landing, airplane struck power lines suspended 20 feet above level ground 370 feet short of runway and 750 feet short of displaced threshold. Pilot stated he did not see wires on this or three prior touch-and-go approaches to same runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2239V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14470
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Maumee Valley Flyers
- Departed
- 5G9 · Lambertville, MI
- Airport
- 44G · Betz, runway 27, 2,205 × 100 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
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 463 total · 67 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 22,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TOL, 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.
Other investigations on N2239V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.