27.8006° N, 97.3964° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 5, 1998 · 11:09 local
Place
Corpus Christi, TX
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
XBEJM
Reported as
Cessna 340A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr vicente ragel, pilot of xb-ejm experienced extreme difficulty in understanding and reading back IFR clearances issued by houston air traffic control. After several attempts the pilot was finally able to acknowledge and read back the clearance.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR VICENTE RAGEL, PILOT OF XB-EJM EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN UNDERSTANDING AND READING BACK IFR CLEARANCES ISSUED BY HOUSTON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE PILOT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND READ BACK THE CLEARANCE.