# NTSB FTW76AF034: Cessna 150, Oak Grove, LA, October 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: October 19, 1975
- Place: Oak Grove, LA · OAK GROVE, LA
- Location: 32.8624° N, 91.3912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Grove, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, November 5, 1975
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF034

## NTSB brief

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3043  75/10/19   OAK GROVE,LA        CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N19003              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TALLULAH,LA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT 30FT PWR LINE NEXT TO PARENTS HOUSE.
```

## Sequence of events

- Maneuvering-low-alt flying

## Aircraft

- Registration: N19003, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19003-1975-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19751019033329A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751019033329A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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