- Date
- October 4, 1992, 16:37 local (23:37 UTC)
- Place
- Three Points, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3099GCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921004040099A
- Case key
- 27839
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Probable cause
The pilot's poor judgment, intentional buzzing, and poor visual lookout. Contributing to this accident was the pilot's diverted attention.
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
The pilot reported that he intended to give his passenger an aerial view of the area. Witnesses observed the aircraft making several low passes over a vfw hall. On the last low pass the airplane's main landing gear caught the top wire of a power line which caused the aircraft to descend into a building and subsequently fall to the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3099G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15075996
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Genzman, Dennis W., doing business as Snoopy'S Flight School
- Registered owner
- Genzman, Dennis W.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- RYN · Tucson, AZ
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 520 total · 43 in this make and model · 430 as pilot in command · 1.5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUS, 15 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.