# Accident 20160601005179A: Cessna 150K, Odessa, TX, June 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2016, 20:33 local time
- Place: Odessa, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7478° N, 102.5481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7478&lon=-102.5481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5679G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5679G-2016-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160601005179A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 1, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 CDT, N5679G, A CESSNA 150K DEPARTED FROM (MDD) MIDLAND, TEXAS.  AT APPROXIMATELY 2033 CDT,  N5679G STRUCK A 10 STORIES TALL CONCRETE SILO IN AN INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX LOCATED IN ODESSA, TEXAS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE SOLE PILOT ON BOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN16LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA203), Jun 2, 2016: Cessna 150 (N5679G), Penwell, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s intentional flight into a silo.

## Other reports on N5679G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810610031919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810610031919A), Jun 10, 1981: Cessna 150K (N5679G), North, SC, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from short, Private stip in strong crosswind. Turbulence caused airplane to sink into trees

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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