Cessna 150 N150RA

Summary

On 4 December 1989 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N150RA, operated by Pegasus Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Stephenville, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 December 1989 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Stephenville, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Clark Field (SEP)

Coordinates

32.2101, -98.2104

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N150RA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Pegasus Flight Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waco → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW90LA039

1 person was seriously injured.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING A GO-AROUND WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS ON A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT TO BUILD UP FLIGHT TIME TOWARD A HIGHER RATING. ON THE SECOND LANDING OF THIS FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND THE PILOT STARTED A GO AROUND. THE AIRPLANE STALLED, STARTED A TURN TO THE LEFT, IMPACTED TREES AND THEN THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT EVERYTHING WENT BLANK BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.