# Accident 20230722018499A: Cessna 150L, Houston, TX, July 22, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2023, 22:23 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8168° N, 95.6644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8168&lon=-95.6644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17043, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17043) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 120 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230722018499A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON DOWNWIND AT IWS THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A STEEP DESCENT AND IMPACTED POWER LINES AT A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 40' ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE IMPACT SEVERED THREE POWER LINES. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND CAME TO ARREST ALONGSIDE GRONCHKE RD NEAR IWS AIRPORT. THE PILOT 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 CEN23FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA315), Jul 23, 2023: Cessna 150 (N17043), Houston, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s loss of airplane control in dark night conditions.

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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