20050110000449A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Coleman, TX · January 10, 2005

Date: January 10, 2005 · 07:45 local
Place: Coleman, TX
Airport: Coleman Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N45173
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05FA052
Reported as: Cessna 150M
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N45173Registration cancelled May 11, 2015 · Cessna 150MS/N 15076769 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft N45173, a Cessna 150-M, departed Coleman airport at approximately 0730 local time and was discovered in an open field 2.4 miles east of county road 1176 at 11:30 local time. Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances in dense fog. The one person on board was fatally injured and was not wearing a seat belt. The aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N45173, A CESSNA 150-M, DEPARTED COLEMAN AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 LOCAL TIME AND WAS DISCOVERED IN AN OPEN FIELD 2.4 MILES EAST OF COUNTY ROAD 1176 AT 11:30 LOCAL TIME. AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN DENSE FOG. THE ONE PERSON ON BOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED AND WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

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 DFW05FA052Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportColeman, TXThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by his VFR flight into IMC which resulted in his failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were fog and the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation.Jan 10, 2005 · Destroyed