# NTSB FTW82DA142: Cessna A150M, N2761J, Raymondville, TX, April 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: April 20, 1982, 12:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place: Raymondville, TX
- Coordinates: 26.470502, -97.779106 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4705&lon=-97.7791&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA142
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72351/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA142

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - windshear (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff
- Nose gear collapsed, takeoff
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BUMP AND BECAME AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE THEN STALLED. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2761J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2761J), registered now, S/N A1500590 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- Registry model: [Cessna A150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (registry code 2071831) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: A1500590
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Neal F. Murray
- Registered owner: Pan American Flying Club, Inc.
- Departed: XS57, RAYMONDVILLE, TX
- Destination: MFE, MCALLEN, TX
- Airport: XS57, Raymondville, runway 8, 2,640 × 40 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 425 total, 98 in this make and model, 365 as pilot in command, 39 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 194 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820420010319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820420010319A), Apr 20, 1982: Cessna A150M, Raymondville, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft stalled during short field takeoff, crashed and flipped inverted.

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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