- Date
- June 21, 1986, 02:03 local (09:03 UTC)
- Place
- Marysville, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4873HCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860621026769A
- Case key
- 24922
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Analysis
At 0203 PDT, there was an electrical power outage when a Cessna 152, N4873H, collided with a power line that crossed the feather river near Marysville, CA. The acdnt occurred as a student plt was flying over the river at low alt with a passenger aboard at night. The wreckage was found at 0519 PDT by personnel from the power company. According to the operator, the student plt had access to a locked office where the acft keys were kept. Rprtdly, the student took the acft without authorization. Toxicology checks performed at an FAA lab, showed the student plt had alcohol lvls of 0.205%in his blood & 0.297% in his urine. There was evidence that he had consumed a medication (methamphetamine) & cocaine in the previous few days. A test of his urine showed levels of 0.067 for methamphetamine & 0.24 ug/ml for benzoylecgonine (a metabolite of cocaine); however, blood tests for drugs & medications were negative.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4873H
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283993
- Airframe hours
- 1,724
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sun Runner Air
- Registered owner
- Stephen E. Carnes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 14, 1986
- Departed
- 052 · Yuba City, 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
- 31
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 330° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 28.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BAB, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.