Cessna 150L accident near Castroville, TX
On October 7, 2007, a Cessna 150L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Castroville, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 7, 2007
- Place
- Castroville, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.326°N, 98.842°W
- NTSB ID
- 20071023X01643
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 7, 2007, at 1222 central daylight time, a single-engine Cessna 150L airplane, N11467,was destroyed upon impact with terrain following a loss of control during the initial takeoff climb from Runway 15 at the Castroville Municipal Airport (T89), near Castroville, Texas. The airplane was registered to, and operated by the pilot. The flight instructor and the private pilot receiving instruction were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flight. The local training flight was initiating at the time of the accident. Several witnesses at or near the airport reported that the engine of the airplane "did not sound right during run-up and spent a long time running on the ground prior to taking off." One witness noted that the airplane took the active runway and taxied the entire length of the runway and returned to the ramp, were the engine remained operational for an additional period of time prior to taking the runway a second time for the departure. Another witness reported observing the airplane as it departed, lifting-off the runway near the first taxiway intersection, and noted that it appeared the airplane was in a pronounced nose-high attitude and the airplane was "mushing along" the entire length of the runway, while slowly gaining altitude. Witnesses also noted that the airplane managed to attain an altitude between 150 and 200 feet above the ground, then observed the nose of the airplane pitch-up, followed by the airplane entering an abrupt right ba
Probable cause
Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in the stall. A factor contributing to the accident was the instructor pilot's delayed remedial action.
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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.
