- Date
- June 8, 1982, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Graham, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6742GCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820608046029A
- Case key
- 70860
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft was being used on a pipeline patrol mission. The pilot informed the pipeline ground crew of a pipeline leak and circled the area. The aircraft was observed by the ground crew to making a wide circle at about 100 ft AGL when it abruptly went into a spin and crashed. An examination of the wreckage revealed no preimpact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6742G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15072242
- Airframe hours
- 10,943
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- F.C. Barr
- Registered owner
- F.C. Barr
- Departed
- Graham, TX
- Destination
- Graham, TX
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,846 total · 1,010 in this make and model · 2,836 as pilot in command · 215 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 199 °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.