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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Levelland, TX · May 22, 2006

Date: May 22, 2006 · 18:40 local
Place: Levelland, TX
Airport: Levelland Municipal
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6242R
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW06FA136
Reported as: Cessna 150F
Reported engine: AMTR O200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,470 total395 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N6242RRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2006 · Cessna 150FS/N 15061542 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 150F Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 22, 2006, approximately 1840 CDT, N6242R, a single-engine Cessna 150F airplane was destroyed during impact with terrain following a loss of control during an approach to the Levelland Municipal Airport (lln), near Levelland, Texas. The flight instructor and the student pilot receiving instruction were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to a private individual and was being operated by a 14 title CFR part 141 flight school. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A flight plan was not filed for the part 91 instructional flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 22, 2006, APPROXIMATELY 1840 CDT, N6242R, A SINGLE-ENGINE CESSNA 150F AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED DURING IMPACT WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING AN APPROACH TO THE LEVELLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LLN), NEAR LEVELLAND, TEXAS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND WAS BEING OPERATED BY A 14 TITLE CFR PART 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DFW06FA136Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLevelland, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall. Contributing factors were low altitude and the gusting wind.May 22, 2006 · Destroyed