- Date
- March 11, 1984, 10:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Kingsville, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3337JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840311005499A
- Case key
- 21283
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Weather condition - turbulenceFactor
Altitude - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - water,glassy
Analysis
While flying over a water basin the plt and pax both stated they felt an updraft. They said that they next remember climbing out of the acft which was inverted and under water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3337J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15066037
- Airframe hours
- 6,000
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard N. Nichols
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 2, 1982
- Departed
- 07R · Bishop, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 700 in this make and model · 700 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.