# Accident 19971019046759A: Cessna 150G, Tyler, TX, October 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1997, 17:05 local time
- Place: Tyler, TX
- Airport: Tyler Pounds Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4099° N, 95.4406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4099&lon=-95.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3916J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3916J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971019046759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N3916J, DEPARTED TYR WITH CLEARANCE TO DEPART WEST-BOUND. PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE BELIEVED HE WAS "ABOUT 5 MILES OUT", HE STARTED TO "LOOP AROUND" AND IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT HE SAW A TWIN PASS UNDER HIM. PILOT SAID HE PULLED THE YOKE BACK AND FELT AND HEARD A BUMP. PILOT NOTED THAT HIS OUTBOUND HEADING WAS APPROXIMATELY OPPOSITE THE INBOUND HEADING OF OTHER AIRCRAFT, AND THAT AS HE TURNED TOWARDS THE AIRPORT NOTICED THAT HE WAS "IN THE PATH OF RUNWAY 13", AND THAT HIS D.G WAS READING 270 DEGREES.

## 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 FTW98LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA022), Oct 19, 1997: Cessna 150G (N3916J), Tyler, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the of pilot of the departing Cessna to follow standard departure procedures and his disorientation while navigating to locate a highway. A factor was the failure of both pilots to…

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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