# NTSB FTW88LA157: Cessna 150M, N704SB, Killeen, TX, August 29, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 28, 1988, 21:37 local (Aug 29, 1988, 02:37 UTC)
- Place: Killeen, TX
- Coordinates: 31.139959, -97.759643 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1400&lon=-97.7596&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22680
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88LA157
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22680/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA157

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - proper glidepath - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704SB-2018-06-08), registration cancelled 2018-06-08, S/N 15078828, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15078828
- Airframe hours: 2706
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880828035519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880828035519A), Aug 28, 1988: Cessna 150M, Killeen, TX, Destroyed. Collided with power lines short of the runway and crashed inverted.

## Other investigations on N704SB (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA15CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA220), Jul 23, 2015: Cessna 150M (N704SB), Apopka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Following a bird strike during takeoff, the pilot's decision to land without sufficient runway remaining to safely stop the airplane, which resulted in an over-run, collision with terrain, and nose…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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