# Accident 19960210001509A: Cessna 150F, Galveston, TX, February 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1996, 22:00 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2498° N, 94.9197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2498&lon=-94.9197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7973F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7973F-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960210001509A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW96FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA113), Feb 10, 1996: Cessna 150 (N7973F), Galveston, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to sufficient altitude. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, foggy weather conditions, 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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