- Date
- August 5, 1984, 13:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- Weatherford, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1216YCessna 150B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840805040569A
- Case key
- 21419
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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 object
Weather condition - high density altitudeCause
Performance data - disregardedCause
Terrain condition - uphillFactor
Terrain condition - high obstruction(s)Factor
Object - tree(s)
In flight collision with terrain/water
Fire
Analysis
The plt had been performing successful solo touch & go landings toward rising terrain with a high ambient temp, but after boarding a passenger the acft failed to clear the rising terrain and stalled into the trees. The density alt was about 3600 ft while the elevation was aprx 710 ft MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1216Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 150B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15059616
- Airframe hours
- 7,914
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- A. B. Price
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 12, 1984
- Departed
- Weatherford, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 621 total · 266 in this make and model · 610 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTW, 30 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.