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Cessna 150C N3585J

23 October 1987 · Wartburg, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 23 October 1987 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 150C registered N3585J, operated by Paris M. Lindsay, was involved in an accident near Wartburg, Tennessee, 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.

The record

Date
at 16:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Wartburg, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates
36.1001, -84.5796
Aircraft
Cessna 150C
Registration
N3585J
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Paris M. Lindsay
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Rockwood → Oliver Springs
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL88LA022

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 AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE 1300 FOOT GRASS STRIP AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND BUT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO AVOID STRIKING A POWER LINE. THE PLT DID NOT FILE AN ACC REPORT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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