Cessna 150M N714AT
3 March 1993 · Fort Worth, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 March 1993 at about 23:10 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N714AT, operated by Pegasus Flight Center , Inc., was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 23:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hicks Ariport (T67)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M
- Registration
- N714AT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pegasus Flight Center , Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Abilene → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW93LA093
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE TAILWIND
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM AN AIRPORT NEAR HIS FINAL DESTINATION. DURING THE TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED ESTABLISHING A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK AS IT APPROACHED A FENCE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE 3,740 FOOT RUNWAY. AFTER CLEARING THE FENCE, THE PILOT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED IMPACTING THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. WIND WAS REPORTED BY THE PILOT TO BE FROM 330 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 25
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1993 | Cessna 150L | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Raven Air Parts Inc | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1993 | Cessna 150M | Bowie, Texas, United States | Texins Association | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1993 | Cessna 150F | Lantana, Florida, United States | Micro Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1993 | Cessna 150H | Gary, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1993 | Cessna 150L | Athens, Texas, United States | Tyler School of Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1993 | Cessna 150M | Burlington, Wisconsin, United States | Scott, Weis | No injuries | - |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1993 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Marfa, Texas, United States | Johnson, Dennis | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1993 | Rans S-7 | Lancaster, Texas, United States | Windfred D. Hinchliffe | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1993 | Cessna A188 | Burleson, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1993 | Cessna 172K | Jacksonville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1993 | Cessna 210D | Hillsboro, Texas, United States | Lowe, DON E. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1993 | Beechcraft A36 | Tomball, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |