- Date
- December 30, 1982, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Coalinga, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6066KCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821230065419A
- Case key
- 70291
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that due to visibility restrictions caused by haze, he was flying by reference to interstate highway I-5 at low altitude. He estimated that the visibility was between 3 and 5 miles. At the intersection of I-5 and panoche road, the aircraft struck two power lines, then crash landed. Two motor vehicles were damaged by a power line cable that was knocked down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6066K
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 77506
- Airframe hours
- 3,199
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A4B, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Coalinga Commuter & Cargo Airl
- Registered owner
- Coalinga Commuter & Cargo Airl
- Departed
- LSN · Los Banos, CA
- Destination
- CLG · Coalinga, CA
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 176 total · 157 in this make and model · 139 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.