Cessna 150L N1493Q

Summary

On 27 January 1995 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N1493Q was involved in an accident near Needville, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 January 1995 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Needville, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Prairie Aire (NONE)

Coordinates

29.3904, -95.8304

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N1493Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palacios → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW95FA102

2 people died.

Loss of control at an altitude insufficient for recovery after one of the two pilots on board attempted an aerobatic maneuver.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane impacted the ground in a nose-low attitude after an in-flight loss of control while maneuvering at low altitude following a low-level pass over a private airstrip. One witness described seeing the airplane pull up vertically to about 250-300 feet above ground level before pivoting about its center of gravity and descending vertically. Other witnesses described a similar maneuver. The pilot-flying at the time of the accident could not be determined. Examination of the airplane and the engine did not reveal any structural or mechanical anomalies. Impact was near vertical and the wreckage was found in the initial ground scar.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.