# Accident 19880430040679A: Cessna L19E, Conroe, TX, April 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Airport: Montgomery  County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3534° N, 95.4151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3534&lon=-95.4151&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3946L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3946L-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna L-19E (registry code 2074016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-l-19e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA L19E
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,209 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DRA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880430040679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW88DRA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRA11), Apr 30, 1988: Cessna L-19E (N3946L), Conroe, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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