# NTSB FTW81EA065: Cessna 152, N714VR, Hempstead, TX, April 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1981
- Place: Hempstead, TX · HEMPSTEAD, TX
- Location: 30.1015° N, 96.0765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hempstead, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1015&lon=-96.0765&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81EA065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81EA065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0869   81/4/4    HEMPSTEAD,TX        CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 1421
        TIME - 0730                    N714VR              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CYPRESS,TX                  BOERNE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      150
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           4                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT IMPACTED TREE IN APPROX 35DEG NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714VR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714VR-1983-04-07), registration cancelled 1983-04-07, S/N 15279471 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810404014329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810404014329A), Apr 4, 1981: Cessna 152, Hempstead, TX, Destroyed. Impact indictes loss of cntrol of aircraft by VFR pilot. Low clouds, drizszle, fog in area. No weather check.

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.

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