...Can We All Agree The C-150 Is NOT A Terror Threat?

Editor's Note: When basing a story off an FAA Preliminary Report, we usually give a brief synopsis on essential points of the story. Sometimes, however... we can't think of any better way to present the tale... than to let the report stand on its own.

It is perhaps fitting, though, that this incident -- that thankfully resulted in no injuries -- occurred on the day of the final public hearings on the ADIZ. May this be an example to those who fear the Aerobat.

Thanks to ANN's Aero-Craft expert, Tom Turner, for sending this along. (Tom asks if this could have possibly been the work of "Al-Kite-A.")

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IDENTIFICATION
 Regis#: 19321    Make/Model: C150   Description: 150, A150,
Commuter, Aerobat
 Date: 01/18/2006   Time: 2208

 Event Type: Incident  Highest Injury: None   Mid Air: N  Missing:
N
 Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
 City: SHREVEPORT  State: LA  Country: US

DESCRIPTION
 ACFT, WHILE CLIMBING ENCOUNTERED A KITE, THE KITE CORD WOUND AROUND THE
 PROP CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL, ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER
 INCIDENT, CORD FOUND WRAPPED AROUND PROP SHAFT, SHREVEPORT, LA

INJURY DATA   Total Fatal:  0
         # Crew:  2   Fat:  0   Ser:  0   Min:  0
Unk: 
         # Pass:  0   Fat:  0   Ser:  0   Min:  0
Unk: 
         # Grnd:     Fat:  0   Ser:  0   Min:  0
Unk: 

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED

OTHER DATA

 Departed: SHREVEPORT, LA       Dep Date:  Dep. Time:  
 Destination:             Flt Plan:       Wx
Briefing:
 Last Radio Cont:
 Last Clearance:

 FAA FSDO: BATON ROUGE, LA (SW03)        Entry date: 01/19/2006

FMI: www.faa.gov, www.ntsb.gov