- Date
- March 4, 1992, 12:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Williams, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7933ECessna 150
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920304005039A
- Case key
- 27408
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Probable cause
The pilot inadequately evaluating the weather condition, and the pilot's inflight decision to continue flight into adverse weather conditions. Factors in this accident were the pilot's visual lookout ability being restricted by the prevailing weather conditions of reduced visibility, fog and snow.
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.
Analysis
According to witnesses located on the ground, the accident airplane was flying in an easterly direction at about 100 feet above the ground and was following an interstate highway. According to the witnesses and noted wire strikes, the airplane struck a static wire at about 127 feet above the ground. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and impacted the ground on the highway's median strip in a near vertical, nose down attitude. The weather at the time according to witnesses and a weather reporting station located 35 miles to the east, was partial obscuration, 400 feet scattered, 2 miles visibility restricted by light snow showers, fog and drizzle. The temperture was 35 degrees and the dew point was 34.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7933E
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17733
- Airframe hours
- 4,480
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lee L. Brown
- Registered owner
- Lee L. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 15, 1992 · 88 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 922 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 6 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLG, 32 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.
Other investigations on N7933E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.