- Date
- March 20, 1983, 00:02 local (08:02 UTC)
- Place
- Dos Palos, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2832VCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23437
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The non-rated plt & a friend (also non-rated) took the acft without permission of the owner. They took off at night & made repeated passes over the city of Dos Palos, CA. After about 15 to 20 min, the acft was flown to the vicinity of a home belonging to the passenger's father. The passenger's father heard the acft & was watching when the plane collided with a power line. Thereafter, it hit several trees & a residential electrical service power line. The plt's blood alcohol level was 0.18%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2832V
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 76325
- Airframe hours
- 2,695
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Brown Aircraft Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 14, 1982 · 66 hours before
- Departed
- LSN · Los Banos, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4 total · 4 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F