ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375276
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| Date: | Sunday 13 April 1986 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Esco Aviation |
| Registration: | N5150B |
| MSN: | 15283777 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Snellings, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Merced, CA (KMCE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CFI STATED THAT HE PULLED THE ACFT UP TO AVOID BIRDS AND THEN LOWERED THE NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPEED FROM 70 KTS BACK TO CRUISE SPEED. DURING THE DIVE THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE THAT CROSSED A RIVER AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL. AFTER THE COLLISION THE ACFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX86LA176
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 September 2008 | N5150B | Aviation Dream LLC | 0 | Garden State Parkway, Wall Township, NJ | |
non |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 28-Mar-2024 18:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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