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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Galveston, TX · February 10, 1996

Date
February 10, 1996 · 22:00 local
Place
Galveston, TX
Airport
Scholes Field Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7973F
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW96FA113
Reported as
Cessna 150F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Crashed. (-23) airman attempted landing at gls in IFR conditons. Airman was not instrument rated. A/c hit ground past departure end of runway 35 in a steep nose down attitude. Pilot was killed on impact.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED. (-23) AIRMAN ATTEMPTED LANDING AT GLS IN IFR CONDITONS. AIRMAN WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. A/C HIT GROUND PAST DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 35 IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. PILOT WAS KILLED ON IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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