- Date
- August 28, 1988, 21:37 local (Aug 29, 1988, 02:37 UTC)
- Place
- Killeen, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N704SBCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880828035519A
- Case key
- 22680
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot/operator aircraft accident report, the private pilot had not flown in the previous 90 days. The pilot was practicing landings on a dark night and collided with power lines 1000 feet short of the runway. After colliding with the wires, the airplane hit the ground and flipped to the inverted position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704SB
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078828
- Airframe hours
- 2,706
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Alvear, John
- Registered owner
- Sheldon, Judy F.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 21, 1988 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- ILE
- Airport
- ILE · Municipal, runway 19, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 94 total · 33 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 120° at 8 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ILE
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 N704SB · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.