- Date
- March 3, 1993, 17:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Worth, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N714ATCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930303004279A
- Case key
- 18704
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Probable cause
Inadvertent stall. A factor was the tailwind
Sequence of events
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Analysis
A student pilot on a solo cross country flight attempted to takeoff from an airport near his final destination. During the takeoff the airplane was observed establishing a high angle of attack as it approached a fence at the departure end of the 3,740 foot runway. After clearing the fence, the pilot was reported to have retracted the flaps and the airplane stalled impacting the ground in a nose low attitude. Wind was reported by the pilot to be from 330 degrees at 13 knots, gusting to 25
Factual narrative
On March 3, 1993, at approximately 1710 central standard time, a Cessna 150M airplane, N714AT, was substantially damaged upon impact with terrain following a loss of control while on departure from runway 14 at the Hicks Airport, Fort Worth, Texas. The student pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the instructional flight.
According to the operator, the student pilot was on a solo cross country flight that was to includ an intermediate refueling stop at Abilene and a landing at Gainsville, prior to returning to Meacham Field in Fort Worth, Texas.
According to witnesses, the airplane attempted a downwind takeoff from runway 14 at Hicks Airport. After a long takeoff roll, the airplane was observed establishing a high angle of attack as it approached a fence at the departure end of the runway. After clearing the fence, the pilot was reported to retract the flaps and the witness further reported seeing the nose of the airplane drop and making impact with the ground in a nose low attitude. The winds at the airport were reported to be from the north at an estimated 25 knots.
The wreckage was released to the operator at the accident site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714AT
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15079033
- Airframe hours
- 9,560
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Pegasus Flight Center , Inc.
- Registered owner
- Pegasus Flight Center , Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 13, 1993 · 99 hours before
- Departed
- ABI · Abilene, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- T67 · Hicks Ariport, runway 14, 3,740 × 60 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
- 25
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 70 total · 18 in this make and model · 8 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 36 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 13 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 37 °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.