Cessna 150 accident near Muleshoe, TX
On March 10, 1996, a Cessna 150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Muleshoe, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 10, 1996
- Place
- Muleshoe, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.220°N, 102.720°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05391
Official records · FTW96FA143
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 9, 1996, approximately 1955 central standard time, a Cessna 150, N66362, registered to a private owner, and operated by a flight school administered by the owner, was destroyed after impacting transmission lines and terrain, near Muleshoe, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan was filed for the Title 14 CFR Part 91 solo instructional cross country flight. The student pilot, sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated from Hobbs Municipal Airport, Hobbs, New Mexico, approximately 1740, and was attempting to navigate to Levelland, Texas, when the accident occurred. According to the operator, the aircraft departed Levelland at 1500 commencing a VFR round trip flight back to Levelland, via a planned full stop at Hobbs. While en route to Hobbs, the pilot became disoriented and lost. According to Hobbs' tower records, the pilot informed the tower that he needed assistance to locate the airport. After attempting to help the pilot, they called Fort Worth Center, Midland Low (MAFLO) position to assist. To try to locate the aircraft's position, MAFLO relayed a descreet beacon code to the tower, whereby, they passed it on to the pilot. Subsequently, MAFLO controllers were able to identify, and redirect the pilot toward the airfield. At 1716, after 2 hours, 16 minutes of flight, the airplane landed without incident at Hobbs. A ramp attendant at Hobbs had a conversation with the pilot after landing. He reported that the pilot seemed "real nervous", and when asked if he wanted to re-fuel, the pilot declined. Afte
Probable cause
improper planning/decision by the student pilot, and his failure to take adequate remedial action after becoming lost and encountering a low fuel situation, which subsequently resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing at night. Factors relating to the accident were: the student pilot became lost/disoriented, inadequate supervision by the flight instructor (CFI), darkn
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
