Cessna 150F accident near Levelland, TX
On May 22, 2006, a Cessna 150F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Levelland, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 22, 2006
- Place
- Levelland, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.561°N, 102.373°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060525X00622
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 22, 2006, approximately 1840 central daylight time, a single-engine Cessna 150F airplane, N6242R, was destroyed during impact with terrain following a loss of control while on an approach to the Levelland Municipal Airport (LLN), near Levelland, Texas. The flight instructor and the student pilot receiving instruction were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by a Part 141 Flight School. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. Multiple witnesses located in the vicinity of the accident site provided statements to the NTSB investigator-in-charge. Below is a summary of two of the eye-witnesses. The first witness, who is a certificated flight instructor (CFI) and was employed by the flight school, stated that, he had just flown the airplane before the accident flight. He added that the airplane had flown two previous flights; approximately 1.5 and 1.2 hours in duration. During the CFI's last flight, he stated that he took his wallet and keys and placed them in the airplane. Shortly after the accident pilot and student took the airplane, he realized that his keys and wallet were still in the airplane. The CFI stated that he took a car and drove out onto an intersection taxiway, hoping to get the accident pilot's attention. The CFI said the airplane's takeoff was "abrupt and nose high." The CFI then stated the airplane continued its takeoff run, before a slight "leveling off" and then the airplane climbed to
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall. Contributing factors were low altitude and the gusting wind.
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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.
