- Date
- December 18, 1977
- Place
- Pearland, TX · PEARLAND, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19771218040901A19771218040902A
- Case key
- 144380
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3871 77/12/18 PEARLAND,TX CESSNA 150F CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1345 N7975F PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 49, 2340 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 1 1 0 1400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PEARLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PEARLAND,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- TRANSMITTED INTENTIONS.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3871 77/12/18 PEARLAND,TX LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, UNK/NR TIME - 1345 N1285K PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 2 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PEARLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PEARLAND,TX CONROE,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- TREES AND HANGAR OBSTRUCTED VIEW OF TRAFFIC ON OTHER RWY.NO RADIO INSTALLED.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N1285K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pearland
N1285KRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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
- N7975F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pearland
N7975FRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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.