- Date
- March 20, 1988, 15:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Fox, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N66727Cessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880320006439A
- Case key
- 40794
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While departing an airstrip situated on top of a hill the aircraft was not able to clear power lines at the end of the airstrip. The pilot lowered the nose of the aircraft to clear the wires and the aircraft's elevator struck a road sign in flight. The density altitude at the time of the accident was approximately 5,000 feet. The acft was landed without further incident and later ferried to another location.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66727
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15076236
- Airframe hours
- 2,556
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- H. Roger Cards
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 11, 1987 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- Fox, OR
- Destination
- PDT · Pendleton, OR
- Airport
- runway 9, 1,500 × ft, gravel
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 166 total · 65 in this make and model · 132 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
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 N66727 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.