# NTSB FTW83FA078: Cessna 150K, N6049G, Romayor, TX, January 8, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: January 8, 1983, 17:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place: Romayor, TX
- Coordinates: 30.44069, -94.820327 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4407&lon=-94.8203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83FA078
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20693/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA078

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - aerobatics - intentional, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent experience in type operation, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE ACFT SPUN INTO THE GROUND FROM A RELATIVELY LOW ALT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS GIVING RIDES TO RELATIVES AND HAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ONE FLT DURING WHICH THE ACFT WAS STALLED FOLLOWED BY A WING OVER AND A DIVE. THESE MANEUVERS WERE REPEATED. ESTIMATES OF THE ALT BY WITNESSES VARIED FROM 800 TO 1500 FT. ON THE 2ND FLT DURING A STALL MANEUVER THE ACFT ENTERED A SPIN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEFT WING DOWN, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6049G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6049G-2003-04-29), registration cancelled 2003-04-29, S/N 15071549, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15071549
- Airframe hours: 2924
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Sonny Leger
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 3, 1982, 97 hours before
- Airport: Dukes Field, runway 2, 3,150 × 50 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 103 total, 70 in this make and model, 80 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 325° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 61 °F

## 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 19830108000509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830108000509A), Jan 8, 1983: Cessna 150K, Romayer, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled and spun into the ground while performing stalls and wing overs at tree top level giving family local hops.

## Other investigations on N6049G (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW76DPG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG54), May 18, 1976: Cessna 150 (N6049G), Bay, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72FID22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FID22), Mar 18, 1972: Cessna 150K (N6049G), Hopewell, VA, substantial damage

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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