Cessna 152 N48767

Summary

On 24 May 1984 at about 20:50 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N48767 was involved in an accident near Piedmont, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 May 1984 at 20:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Piedmont, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

33.9203, -85.6106

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N48767

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anniston → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84FA183

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO FLYING, HE HAD 2 MIXED DRINKS WHICH CONTAINED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE. THE FLT ORIGINATED AT TALLEDEGA, AL. THE PLT THEN FLEW TO ANNISTON, AL, WHERE HE LANDED. FROM THERE HE FLEW TO JACKSONVILLE & CENTRE, WHERE HE MADE TOUCH-&-GO LANDINGS, THEN PROCEEDED ON THE FLT. ABOUT 10 MI WEST OF PIEDMONT, AL, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES. THE ACFT REMAINED SUSPENDED IN THE LINES, BUT THE PLT FELL TO THE GROUND. A WITNESS IN AN AUTO OBSERVED THE ACFT FLYING BEHIND HIM AT 100 TO 150 FT AGL AS HE (THE WITNESS) WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD. AS THE WITNESS ENTERED A SERIES OF TURNS, THE ACFT FLEW PAST HIM & INTO THE POWER LINES. THE PLT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHERE HE GAVE PERMISSION FOR A BLOOD SAMPLE. A CHECK OF HIS BLOOD REVEALED AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.102% (102 MG%).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.