Cessna 150H accident near Marksville, LA
On December 15, 1998, a Cessna 150H (airplane) was involved in an accident near Marksville, LA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 15, 1998
- Place
- Marksville, LA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150H · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 31.119°N, 92.060°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11554
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 15, 1998, approximately 1732 central standard time, a Cessna 150H airplane, N22038, impacted terrain during landing at the Marksville Municipal Airport near Marksville, Louisiana. The private pilot and his passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane, which was registered to and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal cross-country flight. The flight originated from Zapata, Texas, approximately 0900, and refueling stops were made at the Jackson County Airport near Edna, Texas, and the Leesville Municipal Airport near Leesville, Louisiana. The airplane departed Leesville at 1640. A flight log, which was recovered from the airplane and examined by the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC), listed the Marksville Municipal Airport as one of the waypoints for a cross-country flight from the Zapata County Airport to the Franklin County Airport near Louisburg, North Carolina. The planned route of flight from Zapata to Louisburg passed through the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. The waypoint listed immediately prior to Marksville in the flight log was the Beaureguard Parish Airport near De Ridder, Louisiana. Approximately 0615 on the morning of the accident, the pilot telephoned the Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) in San Angelo, Texas, and requested a weather briefing for a flight from "Zapata, Texas, to Beaureguard, Alabama." Review of a voice tape provided by the F
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to visually identify the hazardous condition of the runway. Factors were the dusk light condition and the pilot's failure to obtain NOTAMs.
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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.
