ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232265
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| Date: | Monday 20 January 2020 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150G |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4763X |
| MSN: | 15064813 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Cherokee County Airport (JKV/KJSO), Jacksonville, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jacksonville-Cherokee County Airport, TX (JKV/KJSO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On January 20, 2020, about 1220 central standard time, a Cessna 150G airplane, N4763X, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
Radar information showed that, after departing in day visual meteorological conditions, the pilot climbed the airplane to a maximum altitude of about 1,600 ft mean sea level (msl) before entering a gradual descent. The last radar return showed the airplane at a speed of 92 knots and altitude about 900 ft msl. The wreckage was found in the vicinity of a 1,586-ft-tall television tower, and its distribution was consistent with the left wing contacting one of the tower’s guy wires, resulting in a separation of the outboard section of the left wing. The airplane subsequently impacted terrain in a nose-down, near vertical attitude and was destroyed by impact.
Examination revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane or engine. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with the pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from tower guy wires while flying at low altitude.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from guy wires associated with a tower while maneuvering at low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.kltv.com/2020/01/20/cherokee-county-emergency-coordinator-small-plane-has-gone-down-near-ponta/
https://www.khou.com/article/news/sheriff-plane-crash-reported-near-ponta-in-cherokee-county/285-fbefe1c6-c71b-4c46-b17e-77d17ef7dcb7
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4763X
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/b1dbcc1b6fdc7b3857ed99ed8e28915271110e01 (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2020 05:06 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Jan-2020 05:13 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2020 07:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2020 07:25 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 21-Jan-2020 07:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 21-Jan-2020 21:10 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2021 18:29 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2022 21:16 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
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