- Date
- November 6, 1988, 15:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place
- Flint, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5913JCessna A150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881106049439A
- Case key
- 22752
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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.
Analysis
The airplane was observed flying on an easterly heading at low altitude, with the propeller stopped. One of the witnesses said the airplane was gliding toward him and when close he started running away. He said the airplane abruptly turned left and went straight down, nose first, and hit the ground. Damage to the propeller indicated rotation at impact. Two boys in the area told authorities the pilot had been turning the engine off and on for quite some time. Tox report indicated trace amounts of metabolite of cocaine in the pilot's urine, but cocaine was not found in the pilot's blood. The level of metabolite was below that which could be quantified, therefore no relationship to the cause of the accident could be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5913J
- Reported as
- Cessna A150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A1500213
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bailes, Terry
- Registered owner
- Royall Acft Restoration Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 20, 1988
- Departed
- Berryville, TX
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 420 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.