Cessna 150 N6464T

Summary

On 4 February 1995 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N6464T was involved in an accident near Arnaudville, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 February 1995 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Arnaudville, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

30.4010, -91.9299

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N6464T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Opelousas → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW95FA106

1 person died.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE CIRCLING AT LOW ALTITUDE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN (WOODED RIVER BANK). A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S USE OF A DRUG THAT WAS NOT APPROVED FOR USE WHILE FLYING.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT, WHILE CIRCLING NEAR A FRIEND'S HOUSE, HE HEARD A 'BEEPING' SOUND, AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED 'DROPPING QUICK.' A WITNESS STATED, 'I HEARD THE ENGINE REV, IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THE PLANE WAS TRYING TO PULL UP, BUT IT CRASHED INTO THE TREE AND GLIDED INTO THE WATER AND SANK VERY QUICKLY.' AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AND ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREIMPACT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES. TOXICOLOGY TESTS OF THE PILOT SHOWED THAT HIS BLOOD CONTAINED 0.289 MCG/ML OF DIAZEPAM (VALIUM) AND 0.364 MCG/ML OF NORDIAZEPAM (METABOLITE OF DIAZEPAM). VALIUM IS AN ANTIANXIETY AGENT AND MUSCLE RELAXANT, NOT APPROVED FOR USE WHILE FLYING. THE DRUG CONCENTRATION WAS IN THE THERAPEUTIC RANGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.