# NTSB FTW82FQA26: Cessna 150, N3251V, La Plata, NM, August 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: August 27, 1982, 15:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place: La Plata, NM
- Location: 36.8964° N, 108.2001° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Plata, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8964&lon=-108.2001&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FQA26
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71297/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA26

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - buzzing - performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - wire,transmission
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3251V-2012-03-15), registration cancelled 2012-03-15, S/N 15076441, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15076441
- Airframe hours: 1625
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820827042659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820827042659A), Aug 27, 1982: Cessna 150, La Plata, NM, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit powerline and crashed during low level flight.

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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