19951216040729A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · S. Padre Island, TX · December 16, 1995

Date
December 16, 1995 · 11:50 local
Place
S. Padre Island, TX
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3862V
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW96FA071
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
215 total130 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Departed into dense fog. Lost control over gulf. Crashed into water. No weather briefing recorded.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED INTO DENSE FOG. LOST CONTROL OVER GULF. CRASHED INTO WATER. NO WEATHER BRIEFING RECORDED.

NTSB investigation

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