- Date
- November 25, 1990, 23:19 local (Nov 26, 1990, 05:19 UTC)
- Place
- Valley Center, KS
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6026GCessna 150K
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901125051749A
- Case key
- 14888
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Probable cause
Continued VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft after becoming spatially disoriented. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, adverse weather conditions, and the pilot's overconfidence in his personal abilities.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
At 2137 CST, the plt rcvd a wx briefing for a flt from salina, KS to jabara arpt (3KM) at wichita, KS. At that time, VFR conds prevailed at wichita & the temp & dew point had a 1 deg spread. The plt took off ovr 1 hr later & did not file a flt pln. He ctcd wichita apch ctl & said he was VFR & had enctrd fog. He was adzd that 2 otr flts had made missed apchs fm 3KM, but the plt elected to cont. The ctlr issued an IFR clnc & started to provide vectors for a vor/a apch to 3KM. The ctlr then learned the plt did not have apch plates for the area. He described the apch in detail & contd providing vectors to a final apch, but the acft turned away fm the final apch course. The ctlr instructed the plt to clb to 3000' & asked if he wanted vectors to wichita mid-continent arpt (ict) for an ILS. The plt agreed. The ctlr again told the plt to clb to 3000' & provided a vector for an ILS rwy 19R apch at ict; however, the acft entered a dscnt & crashed. The plt never adzd the ctlr that he was not instrument rated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6026G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071526
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Linnie David Hudson
- Departed
- SLN · Salina, KS
- Destination
- 3KM · Wichita, KS
- Airport
- 3KM · Col James Jabara
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 168 total · 160 in this make and model · 123 as pilot in command · 72 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Observed at
- ICT, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6026G · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.