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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna L-19E · Conroe, TX · April 30, 1988

Date: April 30, 1988 · 17:00 local
Place: Conroe, TX
Airport: Montgomery County Airport
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3946L
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW88DRA11
Reported as: Cessna L19E
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,209 total

N3946LRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Cessna L-19ES/N 24731 Airframe modelCessna L-19E

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Took off,came back over airport,low altitude. Made steep climbing turn. Stalled and impacted on runway. Burned.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF,CAME BACK OVER AIRPORT,LOW ALTITUDE. MADE STEEP CLIMBING TURN. STALLED AND IMPACTED ON RUNWAY. BURNED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW88DRA11Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportConroe, TXThe airplane was observed by witnesses making a chandelle-like maneuver from takeoff. At the top, the nose and right wing dropped for approximately 180 degrees of turn. The wings were almost level when the airplane hit the runway. The airplane burned after…Apr 30, 1988 · Destroyed