Cessna 152 N49908

Summary

On 24 November 1997 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N49908 was involved in an accident near Woodstock, Illinois, 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

24 November 1997 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Woodstock, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Robert Hughes Farm

Coordinates

42.3105, -88.4292

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N49908

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Chicago → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA044

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's failure to see-and-avoid the powerlines on short final. The location of the powerlines was a related factor.

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

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The pilot said that he was en route to Harvard, Illinois, in the vicinity of an airstrip, when the airstrip's owner contacted the pilot over the radio and invited him to land. The pilot said that he had overflown the airstrip on previous occasions and knew that it was long enough for him to land, but he was unaware of any obstacles in the vicinity of the airstrip. On short final, the pilot saw some powerlines crossing the approach end of the airstrip. The pilot tried to fly under them, but the leading edge of the airplane's vertical stabilizer impacted a wire. The airplane yawed, pitched up slightly, then dropped to the ground. Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.