Cessna 150L N444UF

Summary

On 2 August 1999 at about 00:57 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N444UF, operated by United Flight Systems Inc., was involved in an accident near Bryan, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 August 1999 at 00:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Bryan, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Coulter Field Airport (CFD)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N444UF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

United Flight Systems Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

College Station → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA205

1 person had minor injuries.

The flight instructor's inadvertent stall while performing an evasive maneuver to avoid colliding with powerlines.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During an instructional flight, the airplane stalled after the 750-hour flight instructor performed an abrupt pull-up to avoid colliding with powerlines while maneuvering. Witnesses at the airport reported that the airplane had been operating in the closed traffic pattern, performing touch-and-go landings on runway 14. They added that they heard the engine power being reduced from full power to idle and observed the airplane make a left turn and descend toward the south end of the airport. Instead of making a right turn for a downwind landing on 32, the airplane continued straight ahead, crossing perpendicular to the runway. The witnesses then heard an increase in engine power and observed the airplane enter a climb. The 15-hour student pilot receiving instruction told a witness that he saw the powerlines crossing their flight path, and 'they pulled up hard and barely missed them.' The witnesses reported that after clearing the powerlines, 'the left wing of the airplane dropped and the airplane appeared to stall and spin toward the ground.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.