# Accident 20150530007619A: Cessna 150F, Harlingen, TX, May 30, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2015, 15:24 local time
- Place: Harlingen, TX
- Airport: Valley International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2242° N, 97.6569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2242&lon=-97.6569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8126S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8126S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 29 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150530007619A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 30, 2015, AT 15:20 HOURS, A CESSNA 150F, N8126S OWNED BY MID VALLEY FLYING , CRASHED ON RUNWAY 17L AT KHRL.   VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGED AND THE PILOT, STUDENT RATED, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN KHRL ON MAY 30, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:45 HOURS.

## 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 GAA15CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA104), May 30, 2015: Cessna 150F (N8126S), Harlingen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

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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