Cessna 150K N5695G

Summary

On 8 February 2001 at about 13:55 local time, a Cessna 150K registered N5695G was involved in an accident near Bishop, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 February 2001 at 13:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Bishop, Texas, United States

Coordinates

27.5009, -97.8603

Aircraft

Cessna 150K

Registration

N5695G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bishop → Harlingen

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW01LA060

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's failure to maintain altitude and clearance from terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's diverted attention and the low ceiling.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The single engine airplane collided with the ground while in cruise flight during a VFR flight beneath a low cloud ceiling. After about 10 minutes of flight the pilot was leaning forward and trying to untangle the wires of his headset jacks when the airplane "unexpectedly" impacted the ground. He was flying at about 500 feet AGL and did not have a good horizon. No mechanical anomalies were found with the aircraft. The nearest weather reporting facility, located about 15 miles to the west of the accident site, reported the following visibility and cloud conditions close to the time of the accident: Visibility 4 miles, 500 feet broken, 1000 overcast.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.