- Date
- August 27, 1982, 15:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place
- La Plata, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3251VCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820827042659A
- Case key
- 71297
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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.
In flight collision with object
Judgment - poorCause
Buzzing - performedCause
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Object - wire,transmission
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Acft struck a power line which crossed a road at about 40 ft AGL. The acft was observed flying at low altitude in the area prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3251V
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076441
- Airframe hours
- 1,625
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joe Rixon Sr.
- Registered owner
- Joe Rixon Sr.
- Departed
- FMN · Farmington, NM
- Destination
- FMN · Farmington, NM
N3251VRegistration cancelled Mar 15, 2012 · Cessna 150MAirframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 76 total · 76 in this make and model · 46 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.