# Accident 19881118051319A: Cessna 150M, Fort Worth, TX, November 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1988, 18:36 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8207° N, 97.3600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8207&lon=-97.3600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63537, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63537-1990-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 368 total, 252 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881118051319A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED LOCAL DUAL FLIGHT INTO NIGHTIME AND LOW CEILING WITH FOG. FOLLOWING A TRUCK ON A HIGHWAY HIT POWERLINE.

## 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 FTW89FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA022), Nov 19, 1988: Cessna 150M (N63537), Fort Worth, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, AND HE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S FAILURE TO OBSERVE THE DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS IN…

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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