Cessna 150M N704SK
23 June 1984 · Parsons, West Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 June 1984 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N704SK, operated by Thomas E. Martin, was involved in an accident near Parsons, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Parsons, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.0892, -79.6690
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M
- Registration
- N704SK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thomas E. Martin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Front Royal → Buckhannon
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL84LA207
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 TREE AND CRASHED AFTER BECOMING LOST IN IMC WEATHER DURING A NIGHT X-COUNTRY. THE PLT HAD DESCENDED AFTER SEEING LIGHTS BELOW HIM. HE CIRCLED THE TOWN AND MADE A TURN TO APPROACH A ROAD FOR LANDING ON WHICH HE SAID THE POLICE HAD PLACED LIGHTS FOR HIM. DURING THE TURN THE ACFT HIT A TREE AND CRASHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1984 | Cessna 150 | Jessup, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1984 | Cessna 150C | Hampshire, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1984 | Cessna 150G | Rockingham, North Carolina, United States | Howell's Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1984 | Cessna 150 | Moundsville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1984 | Cessna 150H | Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1984 | Cessna 150M | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1984 | Cessna 172K | Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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