- Date
- June 29, 1983, 00:00 local (05:00 UTC)
- Place
- El Campo, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N60655Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830629027359A
- Case key
- 20739
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft impacted the ground in a steep nose down attitude. After impact, the acft remained in a tail-high attitude. No known witnesses observed the accident. An exam of the eng & prop showed a minimum of power being developed at the time of impact. A teardown & exam of the eng revealed no evidence of internal malfunction or failure. An exam/analysis of the fuel showed it could have been auto gasoline or a mixture of auto & aviation fuel. A witness said the plt had regularly used auto fuel. Continuity of the eng & flt controls was verified. On 2/28/83, the student plt had been indorsed for solo flt in Cessna 150 acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60655
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070461
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Greg Webb Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1983
- Departed
- FARM · El Campo, TX
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HOU, 65 nm away
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 N60655 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.