FTW73AF040

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Beaumont, TX · February 3, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 3, 1973
Place
Beaumont, TX · BEAUMONT, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1268QCessna 150LN18741Cessna 150L
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169493

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0129   73/2/3    BEAUMONT,TEX        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 104
        TIME - 1100                    N18741              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUMONT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUMONT,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY UNICOM                      CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  2                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- N18741 MONITORED UNICOM,FLEW STANDARD PATTERN. UNICOM WARNING JUST BFOR COLLISION.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0129   73/2/3    BEAUMONT,TEX        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N1268Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUMONT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUMONT,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY UNICOM                      CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  2                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- N1268Q DEVIATED FROM STANDARD PATTERN,WASNT MONITORING UNICOM. COLLIDED DURING LDG FLARE.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N1268Q
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Beaumont Muni

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.

Registration
N18741
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Beaumont Muni

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.

FAA reports on this event · 2

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.