- Date
- June 19, 1978
- Place
- St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N50374Cessna 150H
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780619025499A
- Case key
- 140676
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2164 78/6/19 ST LOUIS,MO CESSNA 150H CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 28 TOTAL TIME - 1437 N50374 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAPE GIRARDEAU,MO JERSEYVILLE,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH HIGH TENSION LINES.WRECKAGE AND PILOT WERE NOT RECOVERED FROM RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50374
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N50374Registration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Cessna 150HAirframe modelCessna 150HEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.