# Accident 19980628015219A: Cessna 150G, Uvalde, TX, June 28, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: Uvalde, TX
- Airport: Benson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PCZA
- Location: 29.2092° N, 99.7790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2092&lon=-99.7790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8445J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8445J-2000-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 50 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980628015219A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STALLED AND CRASHED WHILE ON TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP. (.4)THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT FOLLOWING AN INADVERTENT STALL BY THE 600-HOUR COMMERCIAL PILOT DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB FROM THE 3,300 FOOT PAVED RUNWAY.  DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 3,500 FEET. THE TAKEOFF FLAP SETTING WAS AT LEAST 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS, ALTHOUGH THE CESSNA 150 OWNER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDS THE USE OF 10 DEGREES FLAPS ONLY FOR TAKEOFF FROM SOFT OR ROUGH FIELDS WITH NO OBSTACLES AHEAD.ACCORDING TO THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER, DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT 'KEPT THE NOSE WHEEL AT A HIGH ANGLE,' AND THE AIRPLANE 'LUMBERED' OFF THE GROUND.  AFTER COMPLETING A LEFT TURN TO AVOID OBSTACLES, THE PILOT ADDED MORE FLAPS, AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.  ALTHOUGH THE PILOT REPORTED A GRADUAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, THE PASSENGER DID NOT, AND AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES.  IN THE 90 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT HAD FLOWN 62 HOURS; HOWEVER, 60 OF THESE HOURS WERE IN MULTI-ENGINE AIRPLANES, AND ONLY 2 HOURS WERE IN A CESSNA 150.                                                          (-23) THIS AIRCRAFT TOOK-OFF FROM BENSON AIRSTRIP UVALDE, TX ON A HEADING OF 330. IT COULD NOT MAINTAIN FLIGHT AND CRASHED 1/4 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY.  THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED TO NEARLY FULL (40 DEGREES) AT THE CRASH.

## 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 FTW98LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA285), Jun 28, 1998: Cessna 150G (N8445J), Uvalde, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the flaps which resulted in an inadvertent stall during the initial takeoff climb. Factors were his lack of recent experience in the make and model of airplane and 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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