- Date
- March 23, 1985, 19:08 local (Mar 24, 1985, 01:08 UTC)
- Place
- Fritch, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6928FCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850324014279A
- Case key
- 21705
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Undershoot
In-flight planning/decision - poorFactor
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Airspeed - inadequateCause
In flight collision with object
Object - aircraft parked/standingFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The student pilot touched down short of the rwy while attempting to land downwind. He then attempted a go-around but lost control due to inadequate airspeed. The aircraft banked to the right and struck the tail section of a parked airplane and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6928F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15063528
- Airframe hours
- 1,600
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lake Meredith Air Force Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Fritch, TX
- Airport
- Fritch, runway 35, 4,500 × ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 53 total · 53 in this make and model · 35 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- 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.