- Date
- May 8, 1988, 20:10 local (May 9, 1988, 01:10 UTC)
- Place
- Mansfield, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8605SCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880509013009A
- Case key
- 34493
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A witness saw the acft flying at low alt as it passed in front of her car at dusk in a northeasterly drctn. She rprtd the acft contd down a valley toward power lines that spanned an open field. She saw the acft pull up rapidly, become entangled in the power lines, then tumble to the ground in a steep nose down attitude. The plt was fnd strapped in his seat, but no shoulder harness was installed in the acft. Rescue personnel tried to save the plt's life by using cpr, but were unable. An exam revealed the acft had hit the upper static cable of the powerline. No preimpact part failure or malfunction of the acft or eng was fnd.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8605S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15061905
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Freddy L. Jamieson
- Registered owner
- Jamieson, Freedy Lee
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MO14 · Mansfield, MO
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,700 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 250° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SGF, 38 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.