# Accident 20020516038689A: Cessna 150M, Cleburne, TX, May 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2002, 20:00 local time
- Place: Cleburne, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3542° N, 97.0628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3542&lon=-97.0628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50XP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50XP-2022-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 65 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020516038689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 16, 2002, FRANCIS NYAMOR, WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF AIRCRAFT N50XP, A CESSNA 150. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LOST AND BECAME DISORIENTED. HE HAD FILED A FLIGHT PLAN FROM FORT WORTH MEACHAM AIRPORT TO GAINESVILLE, TEXAS. HIS LOCATION AT THE TIME OF CRASH WAS 12 MILES NW OF CLEBURNE. AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES AS HE APPROACHED A VACANT FIELD PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, CAUSING MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A CUT ON HIS CHIN. ADEQUATE FUEL WAS FOUND ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. NO AIRCRAFT MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. PILOT INDUCED ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW02LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA153), May 17, 2002: Cessna 150M (N50XP), Godley, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the transmission wire during the precautionary landing.

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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