What happened
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On September 23, 2019 approximately 2045 CDT N4658X, a Cessna 150, impacted the ground after departing fayetteville drake airport kfyv enroute to T31 in mckinney Texas. Aircraft departed under FAR part 91 regulations on a dark moonless VFR night with a newly certificated private pilot without an instrument rating. The weather reports showed clear skys and good visibility but the accident site was right under a stationary front and 2 observers reported overcast at the accident scene at the time of the event and satellite observation showed some clouds present. According to information obtained the airplane climbed to 4,200 feet on VFR flight following then started to slowly veer off heading and had a reduction in speed, then eventually spiraled to the surface.
No significant findings in autopsy and toxicology results
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 APPROXIMATELY 2045 CDT N4658X, A CESSNA 150, IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER DEPARTING FAYETTEVILLE DRAKE AIRPORT KFYV ENROUTE TO T31 IN MCKINNEY TEXAS. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED UNDER FAR PART 91 REGULATIONS ON A DARK MOONLESS VFR NIGHT WITH A NEWLY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WITHOUT AN INSTRUMENT RATING. THE WEATHER REPORTS SHOWED CLEAR SKYS AND GOOD VISIBILITY BUT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS RIGHT UNDER A STATIONARY FRONT AND 2 OBSERVERS REPORTED OVERCAST AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT AND SATELLITE OBSERVATION SHOWED SOME CLOUDS PRESENT. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION OBTAINED THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED TO 4,200 FEET ON VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING THEN STARTED TO SLOWLY VEER OFF HEADING AND HAD A REDUCTION IN SPEED, THEN EVENTUALLY SPIRALED TO THE SURFACE.
NO SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS IN AUTOPSY AND TOXICOLOGY RESULTS
NTSB investigation
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