# Accident 20200228002019A: Cessna 150M, Port Isabel, TX, February 28, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2020, 17:59 local time
- Place: Port Isabel, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1658° N, 97.3303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1658&lon=-97.3303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407WJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N407WJ-2020-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200228002019A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 28, 2020. AT 1759 CST, A CESSNA 152, N407WJ, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND 1.5 MILES EAST OF THE PORT ISABEL  AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PORT ISABEL, TEXAS , ON FEBRUARY 28,2020.

## 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 CEN20FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA108), Feb 29, 2020: Cessna 150 (N407WJ), Port Isabel, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during the initial takeoff climb for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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