- Date
- April 28, 1982
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N411HNCessna 411A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820428012289A
- Case key
- 71089
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was the second acft of a flight of two. The lead acft had received radio clearance for takeoff. The lead acft was to proceed to a visual checkpoint northwest of the arpt & wait for this acft to join up. Witnesses observed the acft depart rwy 17 & remain at low altitude. A left turn was completed with the acft passing over the witnesses at low altitude. They saw the plt looking from side to side just prior to the acft colliding with a radio tower/antenna.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N411HN
- Reported as
- Cessna 411A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 411-0276
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520C, 340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- William A. Spradley
- Registered owner
- Harry Noe
- Departed
- Houston, TX
- Destination
- C · Beaumont, TX
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- William P. Hobby, runway 17
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Observed at
- HOU
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 N411HN · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.