Cessna 150 accident near Houston, TX
On July 23, 2023, a Cessna 150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Houston, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 23, 2023
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 29.817°N, 95.664°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230723192680
Official records · CEN23FA315
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 22, 2023, at 2224 central daylight time, a Cessna 150L airplane, N17043, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas. The student pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. According to a family member familiar with the accident flight, the pilot was moving furniture and other belongings to his new hangar and then wanted to fly “a few laps” around the airport traffic pattern. Airport surveillance video showed that the pilot arrived at his hangar at 2207. At 2222, the pilot made a radio call that he was departing from runway 15. At 2223, the airplane departed runway 15 then continued south out of view. At 2224, the airplane could be seen flying northbound in the traffic pattern (east side of the runway), then descended toward the ground. There was a large flash observed where the airplane impacted the ground. Figure 1 depicts the estimated flight path based on the surveillance videos. Figure 1. Google Earth view of the accident area and estimated flight path. A local business’s surveillance camera that recorded a video of the accident is labeled “Camera.” Surveillance video from a camera located at a local business showed the airplane flying north, in seemingly level flight. The airplane then quickly descended toward the ground and impacted power lines, which produced a large flash and sparks. The airplane’s white landing light was visible during the level flight and descent, was briefly not visible for less than 1 second, then was
Probable cause
The student pilot’s loss of airplane control in dark night conditions.
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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.
