- Date
- July 29, 1982, 22:24 local (Jul 30, 1982, 02:24 UTC)
- Place
- Watertown, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9169UCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820729038629A
- Case key
- 72976
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While en route on a night flight, the engine lost power. During a forced landing, the aircraft struck a power line while on final approach. The power line failed and the pilot continued the landing, but the propeller, spinner, nose cowling, lift strut, and wing were damaged. The pilot stated that he believed all usable fuel had been exhausted after flying only 3.4 hrs after the fuel tanks had been filled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9169U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150-78120
- Airframe hours
- 1,117
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph J. O'Neill
- Registered owner
- Joseph J. O'Neill
- Departed
- Mclister, NY
- Destination
- Ellis, WI
- Airport
- Watertown International
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 5,642 total · 22 in this make and model · 21 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 210° at 7 knots
- Temperature
- 162 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.