# Accident 19951216040729A: Cessna 150M, S. Padre Island, TX, December 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1995, 11:50 local time
- Place: S. Padre Island, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4099° N, 97.2298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4099&lon=-97.2298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3862V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3862V-1996-10-10) (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: 215 total, 130 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951216040729A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW96FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA071), Dec 16, 1995: Cessna 150M (N3862V), S Padre Island, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude (or clearance) above the surface of the water. Factors relating to the…

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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