# Accident 20190923018249A: Cessna 150G, Prairie Grove, AR, September 23, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2019, 08:42 local time
- Place: Prairie Grove, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7875° N, 94.3550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7875&lon=-94.3550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4658X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4658X-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 95 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190923018249A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CEN19FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA332), Sep 24, 2019: Cessna 150 (N4658X), Prairie Grove, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation after encountering instrument meteorological conditions at night.

## Other reports on N4658X (1)

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

- [Incident 19780806050309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806050309I), Aug 6, 1978: Cessna 150 (N4658X), High Hill, MO, Minor damage. Forced landing after vibration. Found prop blade broken and missing.

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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