Cessna 150 N8876U
2 July 1983 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1983 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N8876U, operated by William Franklin, was involved in an accident near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.2110, -87.5871
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N8876U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- William Franklin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tuscaloosa → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA250
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE SPANNING A RIVER DURING A LOW PASS OVER THE WATER. THE PILOT SAID THE PURPOSE OF THELOW PASS WAS TO LOOK FOR HIS FATHER IN A BOAT. HE SAID HE THOUGHT HE SAW THE BOAT AND IN PULLING UP THE ACFT HIT THE POWER LINE. CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE WATER AND SANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 1983 | Cessna 150F | Prosser, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1983 | Cessna 150 | Heber City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1983 | Cessna 150F | Garnett, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150J | Glenns Ferry, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Cessna 150 | Iron River, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1983 | Grumman G-164B | Berry, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1983 | Aeronca O-58B | Geiger, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1983 | Beechcraft 77 | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | Hangar One Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1983 | Aero Commander A-9 | Andalusia, Alabama, United States | Ferrin D. Eason | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172K | Brundidge, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1983 | Beechcraft 58 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |