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FAA accident report · Cessna 150H · Weslaco, TX · June 30, 1998

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Date
June 30, 1998 · 09:43 local
Place
Weslaco, TX
Airport
Mid Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N22651
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98FA289
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,532 total
N22651Registration cancelled Mar 30, 2000 · Cessna 150HS/N 15068428Airframe modelCessna 150H

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What happened

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

Acft crashed under unknown circum. 2 POB suffered fatal inj. (.4) during the day VFR personal photography flight near a housing subdivision, the airplane made an abrupt left turn at approximately 100 feet AGL and descended uncontrolled to the ground in a nose low attitude. During the non-instructional flight, the passenger/student pilot (17.2 hours) occupied the left seat, and the 1,532.1 hour commercial instrument rated pilot, who did not hold a flight instructor rating, occupied the right seat. Both control yokes were separated. Who was manipulating the flight controls at the time of impact could not be determined. Flight control and engine continuity was confirmed. No evidence of any pre-impact mechanical anomalies was found. Maintenance records were not located during the investigation; however, no discrepancies were reported for the aircraft or the engine. The passenger/student pilot's father reported that his son would always fly left seat in the company airplanes. (-23) no narrative

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUM. 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJ. (.4) DURING THE DAY VFR PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FLIGHT NEAR A HOUSING SUBDIVISION, THE AIRPLANE MADE AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL AND DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED TO THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. DURING THE NON-INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE PASSENGER/STUDENT PILOT (17.2 HOURS) OCCUPIED THE LEFT SEAT, AND THE 1,532.1 HOUR COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT, WHO DID NOT HOLD A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RATING, OCCUPIED THE RIGHT SEAT. BOTH CONTROL YOKES WERE SEPARATED. WHO WAS MANIPULATING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AT THE TIME OF IMPACT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. FLIGHT CONTROL AND ENGINE CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WAS FOUND. MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE NOT LOCATED DURING THE INVESTIGATION; HOWEVER, NO DISCREPANCIES WERE REPORTED FOR THE AIRCRAFT OR THE ENGINE. THE PASSENGER/STUDENT PILOT'S FATHER REPORTED THAT HIS SON WOULD ALWAYS FLY LEFT SEAT IN THE COMPANY AIRPLANES. (-23) NO NARRATIVE

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW98FA289Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportWeslaco, TXFailure to maintain adequate airspeed by one of the pilot's on board. A factor was the low altitude.Jun 30, 1998 · Destroyed