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Cessna 150L N11882

14 September 1993 · Silverton, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 September 1993 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N11882, operated by Aurora Aviation, was involved in an accident near Silverton, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 02:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Silverton, Oregon, United States
Coordinates
44.9495, -122.7102
Aircraft
Cessna 150L
Registration
N11882
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Aurora Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Salem → Aurora
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
SEA93LA211

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

CLEARANCE WAS NOT MAINTAINED. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PLANNED ON BUZZING THE STUDENT'S HOUSE. WHILE FLYING OVER THE CORN FIELD, THE INSTRUCTOR WAS AWARE OF THE POWER LINES THAT RAN PARALLEL TO THE FIELD, BUT DID NOT SEE THE ONES THAT RAN PERPENDICULAR TO THE FIELD AND THE AIRPLANE'S FLIGHT PATH. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE WIRES AND WAS THEN FLOWN BACK TO THE AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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