What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19)On February 8, 2001, at 0755 CST, a Cessna 150K airplane, N5695G, registered to and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged during an in-flight collision with terrain while in cruise flight in the vicinity of bishop, Texas. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The flight originated at 0745 from the bishop municipal airport, bishop, Texas, and was enroute to the valley international airport, harlingen, Texas. The pilot reported that he was "fumbling with headset jacks" when the airplane impacted a plowed field. The airplane flipped over and "stopped". The propeller blades were bent, the engine was partially dislodged, nose gear was detached, and both wing skins were wrinkled. (-23) on February 8, 2001, at approx. 0750 CST, a Cessna 150K owned and operated by anse e. windham had an in-flight collision with level terrain after take off and initial climb on a personal flight. The PIC received a duats weather briefing calling for VFR conditions. The IFR flight conditions prevailed, no flight plan was filed. The PIC holds a commercial certificate (asel/amel/ases) with instrument and helicopter ratings. The flight originated at bishop municipal (07R), Texas in February 8, 2001, at 0745 CST. The pilot reported a small post-crash fire self extinguished. There was no resulting indication of post crash fire. No NMAC. A copy of this report will be provided to the sat-fsdo safety program manager.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON FEBRUARY 8, 2001, AT 0755 CST, A CESSNA 150K AIRPLANE, N5695G, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF BISHOP, TEXAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 0745 FROM THE BISHOP MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BISHOP, TEXAS, AND WAS ENROUTE TO THE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HARLINGEN, TEXAS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS "FUMBLING WITH HEADSET JACKS" WHEN THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER AND "STOPPED". THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT, THE ENGINE WAS PARTIALLY DISLODGED, NOSE GEAR WAS DETACHED, AND BOTH WING SKINS WERE WRINKLED. (-23) ON FEBRUARY 8, 2001, AT APPROX. 0750 CST, A CESSNA 150K OWNED AND OPERATED BY ANSE E. WINDHAM HAD AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH LEVEL TERRAIN AFTER TAKE OFF AND INITIAL CLIMB ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PIC RECEIVED A DUATS WEATHER BRIEFING CALLING FOR VFR CONDITIONS. THE IFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PIC HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE (ASEL/AMEL/ASES) WITH INSTRUMENT AND HELICOPTER RATINGS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BISHOP MUNICIPAL (07R), TEXAS IN FEBRUARY 8, 2001, AT 0745 CST. THE PILOT REPORTED A SMALL POST-CRASH FIRE SELF EXTINGUISHED. THERE WAS NO RESULTING INDICATION OF POST CRASH FIRE. NO NMAC. A COPY OF THIS REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE SAT-FSDO SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.