- Date
- April 11, 1984, 17:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Papalote, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N19557Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840411009339A
- Case key
- 21305
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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
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
TotalCause
Judgment - poorCause
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Low pass - performedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft collided with a powerline while making a low pass over a local residence during a solo training flt. The plts recommendation for prevention is to 'use common sense.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19557
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074484
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wayne E. Mengers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 6, 1984
- Departed
- 3RO · Beeville, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 51 total · 51 in this make and model · 35 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.