# Accident 19900213002099A: Cessna 150L, Arlington, TX, February 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1990, 22:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7194° N, 97.0808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7194&lon=-97.0808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21969, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21969-1999-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 302 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900213002099A

## Narrative

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

BUZZING A BAR AT NIGHT, STRUCK A TREE AND VEHICLES. EYE GAZE NYSTAGMUS SOBRIETY TEST ON PILOT WAS ADMINISTERED.

## 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 FTW90LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA070), Feb 14, 1990: Cessna 150L (N21969), Arlington, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT AFTER CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, HIS DECISION TO MAKE LOW PASSES AT NIGHT (BUZZING), FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE, AND DIVERSION OF HIS…

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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