Cessna 172N accident near Katy, TX
On November 26, 2000, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Katy, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 26, 2000
- Place
- Katy, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 29.841°N, 95.731°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X22287
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 26, 2000, at 1710 central standard time, two single-engine, high-wing airplanes, a Cessna 150E, N3588J, and a Cessna 172N, N6521D, collided while in cruise flight near Katy, Texas. The Cessna 172 sustained substantial damage and the Cessna 150 was destroyed. The Cessna 150 was registered to and operated by the private pilot, sole occupant, who sustained fatal injuries. The private pilot of the Cessna 172 and her one pilot-rated passenger, who was the registered owner and operator of the airplane, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flights, both of which were operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Flight plans were not filed for either of the personal visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country flights. The Cessna 150 originated from the Easterwood Airport, College Station, Texas, and was destined for the Westheimer Airpark, Houston, Texas. The Cessna 172 originated from the San Antonio International Airport, San Antonio, Texas, at 1600, made an intermediate stop at the Fayette Regional Air Center, La Grange, Texas, and was destined for the Baytown Airport, Baytown, Texas. According to the pilot and passenger of the Cessna 172, the pilot performed a touch-and-go landing at La Grange, and then departed for Baytown. After departure, the passenger fell asleep and the pilot continued flying the airplane toward Baytown. The pilot stated that the airplane was in level flight at 2,000 feet, approximately 10 miles west of the West Houston Airport, Houston, Texas, when she dialed in the common traffic adviso
Probable cause
the failure of both pilots to maintain visual lookout during cruise flight. A contributory factor was sun glare, which obscured the Cessna 150 pilot's visual lookout.
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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.
