Cessna 150F N6898F

Summary

On 6 September 1997 at about 13:02 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N6898F was involved in an accident near Kenly, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 September 1997 at 13:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Kenly, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

35.5893, -78.1199

Aircraft

Cessna 150F

Registration

N6898F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wilson → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL97LA133

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to see and avoid a utility line on final approach to land. The sunglare and utility line were factors.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

When the flight arrived at the private airstrip, the pilot circled the airstrip to assess the landing conditions. After the pilot selected the southeast sod runway, he established an approach for a full stop landing. The airplane collided with the utility line about 75 yards from the approach end of the 1600 foot long sod airstrip, and 50 feet above the ground. The pilot said the approach was into the sun and he did not see the utility line. The southeast runway was marked closed when the accident occurred.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.