Cessna 150J accident near Marana, AZ
On January 8, 2005, a Cessna 150J (airplane) was involved in an accident near Marana, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 8, 2005
- Place
- Marana, AZ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.818°N, 111.898°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050120X00087
NTSB summary
On January 8, 2005, about 0815 mountain standard time, a Cessna 150J, N51256, collided with static power lines near Marana, Arizona. The private pilot operated the borrowed airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight departed Marana Regional Airport (AVQ), Tucson, Arizona, at an undetermined time, with a planned return to AVQ. The approximate global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the primary wreckage were 33 degrees 49.05 minutes north latitude and 111 degrees 53.52 minutes west longitude. According to the airplane owner, the pilot had stopped by his residence around 0600 on the morning of the accident to ask if he could take the owner's daughter on the flight. The owner indicated that it was too early to get her up, so the pilot went to the airport by himself. Around the time of the accident the owner and his spouse were in their front yard with their coffee and newspaper walking towards the back of the house when they saw the accident airplane. The airplane made one low pass over them. On the second pass, the airplane was headed to the west, and crossed over the power lines. They continued toward the back of their house as the airplane made the turn back toward the house. The owner then heard a "pop, a surging engine, and then a crash." As he came to the front of the house, the owner saw the airplane coming to its final resting place about 150 fee
Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate altitude and clearance from obstructions that resulted in an in-flight collision with power lines.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
