Cessna 150 N4763X

Summary

On 20 January 2020 at about 18:20 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N4763X was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 January 2020 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Jacksonville, Texas, United States

Coordinates

31.9056, -95.0867

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N4763X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jacksonville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20FA067

1 person died.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from guy wires associated with a tower while maneuvering at low altitude.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Radar information showed that, after departing in day visual meteorological conditions, the pilot climbed the airplane to a maximum altitude of about 1,600 ft mean sea level (msl) before entering a gradual descent. The last radar return showed the airplane at a speed of 92 knots and altitude about 900 ft msl. The wreckage was found in the vicinity of a 1,586-ft-tall television tower, and its distribution was consistent with the left wing contacting one of the tower’s guy wires, resulting in a separation of the outboard section of the left wing. The airplane subsequently impacted terrain in a nose-down, near vertical attitude and was destroyed by impact. Examination revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane or engine. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with the pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from tower guy wires while flying at low altitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.