# Accident 19980630015389A: Cessna 150H, Weslaco, TX, June 30, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1998, 09:43 local time
- Place: Weslaco, TX
- Airport: Mid Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1594° N, 97.9799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1594&lon=-97.9799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22651, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22651-2000-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,532 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980630015389A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW98FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA289), Jun 30, 1998: Cessna 150H (N22651), Weslaco, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Failure to maintain adequate airspeed by one of the pilot's on board. A factor was the low altitude.

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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