# NTSB SEA92FA148: Cessna 150, N5988E, Burns, OR, July 11, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 11, 1992, 06:51 local (13:51 UTC)
- Place: Burns, OR
- Coordinates: 43.589141, -118.89038 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5891&lon=-118.8904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 41586
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA92FA148
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/41586/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA148

## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM WIRES ON A 500 KV ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMISSION LINE.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, cruise
  - object - wire,static
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT IMPACTED WIRES ON AN ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINE AT 96 FT. AGL WHILE IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT, IMPACTED THE GROUND, AND IGNITED IN FLAMES.  THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY ATTEMPT TO PULL-UP OR MANEUVER BEFORE THE ACFT IMPACTED THE WIRES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5988E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5988E-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 17488, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15017488
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Stockwell, Kelly J.
- Registered owner: Stockwell, Kelly J.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 1992

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 93 total, 93 in this make and model, 23 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: BNO, 4 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19920711024899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920711024899A), Jul 11, 1992: Cessna 150, Burns, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck powerline during low level flight to search for model airplane. Crashed and burned.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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