Cessna 150G N8445J

Summary

On 28 June 1998 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N8445J was involved in an accident near Uvalde, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 June 1998 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Uvalde, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Benson (2XS8)

Coordinates

29.2092, -99.7790

Aircraft

Cessna 150G

Registration

N8445J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Del Rio

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98LA285

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot's improper use of the flaps which resulted in an inadvertent stall during the initial takeoff climb. Factors were his lack of recent experience in the make and model of airplane and the high density altitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The airplane impacted the ground in an uncontrolled descent following an inadvertent stall by the 600-hour commercial pilot during the initial takeoff climb from the 3,300 foot paved runway. Density altitude was 3,500 feet. The takeoff flap setting was at least 10 degrees of flaps, although the Cessna 150 owner's manual recommends the use of 10 degrees flaps only for takeoff from soft or rough fields with no obstacles ahead. According to the pilot-rated passenger, during the takeoff roll, the pilot 'kept the nose wheel at a high angle,' and the airplane 'lumbered' off the ground. After completing a left turn to avoid obstacles, the pilot added more flaps, and the airplane stalled and impacted the ground in a nose down attitude. Although the pilot reported a gradual loss of engine power, the passenger did not, and an examination of the engine revealed no evidence of any mechanical discrepancies. In the 90 days before the accident, the pilot had flown 64 hours; however, 60 of these hours were in multi-engine airplanes, and only 2 hours were in a Cessna 150.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.